Australia vs Pakistan | Records galore as Warner, Marsh score centuries
The Hindu
David Warner and Mitchell Marsh become 4th opening pair to notch centuries in a World Cup match. Warner and Marsh break multiple records in Bengaluru against Pakistan
Australia's smashing duo of David Warner and Mitchell Marsh on Friday became only the fourth opening pair to notch centuries in a World Cup match.
The two achieved the feat during the game against Pakistan on their way to breaking a plethora of other records in Bengaluru.
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First, Warner got to the three-figure mark with a nudge for a single and then, Marsh reached his hundred to celebrate his 32nd birthday in the best possible manner.
Some of the records created during the Australian innings:
Asian Games champion Avinash Sable opened his season in the 3000m steeple chase with a silver in the Portland Track Festival, a World Athletics Continental Tour bronze event, in Oregon on Saturday. He clocked 8:21.85s. Asian champion Parul Chaudhary took the bronze in the women’s 3000m steeple chase in a season-best 9:31.38s. Former Asian bronze medallist Sanjivani Jadhav struck gold in the women’s 10,000m in 32:22.77s, a time which was a second off her personal best, while Seema was sixth in 32:55.91s.