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Australian opening pair David Warner and Mitchell Marsh have recorded a 259-run partnership in the ongoing match against Pakistan in the ODI World Cup 2023 at Bengaluru and entered the record books today. David Warner smashed his fourth consecutive century against Pakistan in ODIs while Mitchell Marsh went on to smash 121 runs from just 108 balls respectively.
Here, in this article, we will see where the partnership of Warner and Mitchell Marsh stands in the list overall and some other records broken by this pair.
Highest opening partnership in ODI World Cup history:
- Tillakaratne Dilshan-Upul Tharanga: 282 vs ZIM in Pallekele, 2011
- Mitchell Marsh-David Warner: 259 vs PAK in Bengaluru, 2023
- Tillakaratne Dilshan-Upul Tharanga: 231* vs ENG in Colombo(RPS), 2011
Highest opening partnership for Australia in ODIs:
- Travis Head-David Warner: 284 vs PAK in Adelaide, 2017
- Travis Head-David Warner: 269 vs ENG in Melbourne, 2022
- Mitchell Marsh-David Warner: 259 vs PAK in Bengaluru, 2023
Instances of two openers smashing a century in an ODI WC match:
- Upul Tharanga (133) & Tillakaratne Dilshan (144) vs ZIM in Pallekele, 2011
- Upul Tharanga (102*) & Tillakaratne Dilshan (108*) vs ENG in Colombo(RPS), 2011
- KL Rahul (111) & Rohit Sharma (103) vs SL in Leeds, 2019
- David Warner (163) & Mitchell Marsh (121) vs PAK in Bengaluru, 2023
