Australia wins third Test against Pakistan at the SCG to sweep away the visitors. David Warner scored 57 in his final innings in the red-ball format to give a well-deserved farewell to a stellar career. During the post-match presentation, Pakistan captain Shan Masood gives David Warner a test shirt Babar Azam with the signature of the entire staff as a farewell gift.
Recently, the Indian cricket team also presented Dean Elgar with a jersey signed by Virat Kohli as a parting gift while playing his final Test in Cape Town. Pakistan lost the Test series against Australia and the wait for a Test victory on Australian soil continues. The Men in Green have not won a single Test match in Australia since 1995, when Wasim Akram was the team’s captain.
Pakistan were bowled out for just 115 in their second innings, giving Australia an easy target of 129 in the final innings. Australia chased down the target in just 26 overs to end the match. David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne combined for 119 runs to put Australia on the brink of victory. Pakistan suffered a chaotic defeat in the series as Australia registered a big win against them.
David Warner said goodbye to this format of the game with a memorable innings. It has also been a memorable series for Warner. He started the series strongly by scoring 164 in the first innings of this series at Optus Stadium in Perth and has now finished the series with 57 at his home in Sydney. Shan Masood presents a signed shirt to David Warner and wishes him success in his future endeavors.
See: Shan Masood gives Babar Azam’s shirt to David Warner
Shan Masood, on behalf of the Pakistan team, presents the jersey signed by Babar Azam to David Warner 🤝 #AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/MCGUDQ9Bqv
— 7Cricket (@7Cricket) January 6, 2024
David Warner had a spectacular Test career for Australia. He ended up being Australia’s fifth-best run-getter in Tests. Warner finished with 8786 runs in 112 Test matches that he played in his career. He scored 37 fifties, 26 hundreds, three double hundreds and one triple century in his career. His triple century came against Pakistan at the Adelaide Oval back in 2019.
Pakistan has always been David Warner’s favorite opposition. In Test cricket, David Warner has scored six centuries against Pakistan, which includes a triple century and averages 75 against them in Test cricket. He announced in June that he wanted to end his Test career at the SCG against Pakistan and eventually retired on his terms with a memorable innings of 57 in his final Test innings.
David Warner announced his retirement from ODIs along with his Test retirement and will now focus on T20 cricket. He hopes to play in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2024 and will retire from international cricket after the World Cup. He will now play cash-rich T20 leagues and make the most of his final years in the game. Warner’s next mission from here will be to play in the BBL that is currently underway.
