David Warner topples Virat Kohli, jumps to fifth spot on T20 leaderboard

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Posted by AI on 2025-08-12 05:54:42 | Last Updated by AI on 2025-08-12 08:30:11

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Nearly nine months since his last T20I appearance, David Warner's monster century in The Hundred has helped him leapfrog Virat Kohli to claim the fifth spot on the T20 leaderboard.

It has been a sublime summer for David Warner. After a lackluster IPL 2022 with the bat where he averaged 40, the Australian opener found his mojo back ahead of the much-anticipated Ashes. In the LV= Insurance Test Series, Warner amassed 387 runs at an average of 53.40 with a memorable century in the first Test match at Trent Bridge. The 37-year-old carried on that momentum in The Hundred - a 100-ball tournament that caters to viewers' tastes with its short, sharp format - smashing his eighth T20 century to propel the London Spirits to an eight-wicket victory over Manchester Originals at Lord's on Monday.

The knock overshadowed another sublime outing from Manchester Originals skipper, and world number two T20 batter, Virat Kohli, who scored 72 off just 47 balls. The Indian superstar had climbed to second spot in the batting rankings in April 2022 during the T20I series against South Africa, where he aggregated 176 runs in five matches at an average of 58.67. However, his inconsistent form in the subsequent matches has seen him drop to seventh in the latest update.

Despite missing out on Australia's T20I squad for the upcoming World Cup, Warner's sublime century has helped him leapfrog Kohli and claim the fifth spot on the T20 leaderboard. With the likes of Kohli, Babar Azam (who is ranked number one in the format), and Mohammad Rizwan expected to go all guns blazing in the T20 World Cup 2022, Warner will be hoping to continue his fine form and make a case for himself for the 2023 World Cup, to be held in the IPL's backyard - India.

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