David Warner is an Australian professional cricketer who surprisingly went unsold in the 2025 auction of the Indian Premier League. Warner is a veteran of the sport and has performed incredibly well for the Australian cricket team as well as the various domestic teams he has represented throughout his career. However, no matter how good a player you are, father time catches up with you sooner or later. It seems like the Australian star is nearing the end of his career. He has had some stellar performances in the Indian Premier League and this article talks about his 10 highest knocks in the IPL.
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David Warner put in one of his best-ever performances against the Mumbai Indians on 18th April 2016. MI batted first and managed to put up a decent total of 142 on the board. Shikhar Dhawan lost his wicket very early on, but David Warner steadied the ship and played an outstanding inning to get SRH out of danger. He scored 90 runs in 59 balls at a strike rate of 152.5 to help his team chase the target down in just 17.3 overs.
The game between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings, which took place on 22nd May 2014, saw Warner put in a brilliant shift. CSK batted first and thanks to solid performances by Dwayne Smith, David Hussey and MS Dhoni managed to set a target of 186. David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan both came out swinging, and Warner scored 90 runs in 45 balls at a strike rate of 200 to help his team chase the total down in 19.4 overs and win the game by six wickets with two balls to spare.
David Warner made one of his highest IPL scores against the Kolkata Knight Riders on 22nd April 2015. SRH batted first and Shikhar Dhawan and David Warner put in another one of their trademark partnerships. Warner scored 91 runs in 55 balls at a strike rate of 165.5 to help SRH set a target of 177 for KKR. This target was reduced to 118 in 12 overs via the DLS method and while KKR tried their best, they could only make 101 runs and ended up losing the game.
Another brilliant performance was put in by David Warner in the game between Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad on 5th May 2022. DC batted first and Warner decided to remind his former team what he is capable of. After Mandeep Singh was dismissed for a duck, Warner walked in and scored 92 runs in 58 balls at a strike rate of 158.6 to help DC reach a mammoth total of 207. SRH tried their best to chase this down but could only make 186, losing the game by 21 runs.
David Warner’s performance on 30th April 2016 helped the Sunrisers Hyderabad win an absolute thriller against the Royal Challengers Bangalore. SRH batted first and Warner scored 92 runs in just 50 balls at a strike rate of 184 to help his team set a target of 195 for RCB to chase down. Despite efforts from KL Rahul and AB de Villiers, RCB only managed to make 179 runs and Sunrisers Hyderabad ended up winning the game by a margin of 15 runs.
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David Warner played another match winning inning on 27th May 2016 in a game between the Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Lions. GL batted first and managed to put up a respectable total of 162 on the board. Shikhar Dhawan got out on a duck and almost the entire SRH team struggled to get going but Warner stepped up for them. He scored 93 runs in 58 balls at a strike rate of 160.3 to help his team chase the total down in 19.2 overs and win the game by four wickets with four balls remaining.
David Warner looked hungry for a 100!!!
AND HE GETS IT IN JUST 54 BALLS!!!!! 🧡🧡#OrangeArmy #RiseWithUs #SRHvRCB pic.twitter.com/N4eVdFofKO
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) March 31, 2019
David Warner’s most recent century in the Indian Premier League came against the Royal Challengers Bangalore on 31st March 2019. SRH batted first and Jonny Bairstow and David Warner put in an outstanding partnership. Warner scored 100 runs in 55 balls at a strike rate of 181.8 without losing his wicket to help SRH set a massive target of 232 for RCB to chase down. The pressure of this huge target got to RCB and SRH managed to bowl them out for just 113 runs, winning the game by a huge margin of 118 runs.
David Warner’s first century in the Indian Premier League came on 29th March 2010 in a game between the Delhi Daredevils and the Kolkata Knight Riders. DD batted first and Warner opened brilliantly, scoring 107 runs in 69 balls at a strike rate of 155.1 without losing his wicket. This helped his team score 177 runs in the first inning. KKR tried their best to chase this target down but only managed to score 137 runs in 20 overs, losing the game by 40 runs.
One of the highest scores in David Warner’s IPL career came in the game between the Delhi Daredevils and Deccan Chargers on 10th May 2012. Deccan Chargers batted first and brilliant performances by Shikhar Dhawan and Cameron White saw DC set a target of 188 for DD to chase. While Virendra Sehwag lost his wicket very early, Dhawan played an absolute blinder, scoring 109 runs in 54 balls at a strike rate of 201.9 while remaining not out. He helped DD chase down this huge target in just 16.4 overs and win the game by nine wickets with 20 balls in hand.
#OnThisDay David Warner ( @davidwarner31 )smashed 126 for SRH against KKR in the @IPL match at Hyderabad. 🏏#IPL pic.twitter.com/idDkYmOWTU
— JithiN JL (@iam_Jithin18) April 30, 2020
David Warner scored his highest ever score in the Indian Premier League on 30th April 2017 in the game between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders. SRH batted first and Warner came out swinging, scoring 126 runs in 59 balls at a strike rate of 213.6. This performance helped his team set a target of 210 for KKR to try and chase down. KKR tried their best to chase this down but only managed to score 161 runs in 20 overs and Sunrisers Hyderabad ended up winning the game by a margin of 48 runs.
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Guransh Machra is a sportswriter at Gutshot Magazine. He covers football news from local leagues like the Indian Super League as well as international leagues like the Premier League. He follows various sports like Football, Cricket, Formula 1, and Tennis. Apart from sports, Guransh is also enthusiastic about reading and gaming.
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