Most men's ODI hundreds for Australia: Warner surpasses Waugh on the list

With 19 ODI centuries under his belt now, David Warner surpassed Mark Waugh's record of 18 ODI centuries and is now the batsman with the second-most ODI tons for Australia in men's ODI. Only former captain Ricky Ponting has recorded more ODI centuries than Warner, Ponting raised 29 ODI centuries.

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Aaron Finch, who has now retired from ODI cricket, had 17 ODI tons while Steve Smith has 12 ODI centuries.

#1. Ricky Ponting | 29 Centuries

Ricky Ponting is arguably the greatest white-ball batsman Australia have produced and his numbers speak volumes about his achievement both as a captain and as a batsman. Leading Australia to two ODI World Cup wins, Ponting has also lead by example with the bat in hand.

He has the highest number of centuries for Australia with 29 to his name in 374 ODIs. Adding to that he has also scored a mammoth 13,589 runs, also the most by any Australian batsman in ODI history. He will surely go down as one of the greatest ever to play the game of cricket as his records are extremely difficult to get past.

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#2. David Warner | 19 Centuries

David Warner is surely one of the modern-day greats of the white-ball game and the way he has been consistent for Australia and just taken his game to the next level has helped his team a lot. In 141 ODIs that he has played so far for Australia, he has scored 19 centuries which is the joint-second-most for Australia in ODI cricket. He also has 6007 runs to his name at an impressive average of 44.83.

He has been extremely crucial for Australia as his fast starts and domination over the opposition have helped them win games of cricket more often than not. If he keeps on going at this pace, he can surely overhaul Ricky Ponting's record of 29 men's ODI hundreds.

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#3. Mark Waugh | 18 Centuries

Steve Waugh has been one of the most influential figures behind Australia's rise to dominance in ODI cricket. He instilled the faith and belief in the Australian team that they could win against any opposition and dominate world cricket. Leading Australia to the 1999 World Cup Triumph, Waugh also has 18 hundreds to his name for Australia and has scored 8500 runs in 244 ODIs for them.

He used to play gritty knocks in tough situations to bail out Australia and help them get the better of their opposition. He will also go down as one of Australia's all-time greats.

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#4. Aaron Finch | 17 Centuries

Alongside David Warner, Aaron Finch has formed one of the most formidable opening partnerships for Australia in ODIs, Captaining the current Australian ODI side, Finch has been doing a fine job and has scored 17 hundreds for Australia which is the third highest in their ODI history. Adding to this, he also has scored 5406 runs in 146 ODIs and continues to pile on runs in ODI cricket for Australia.

N.B: Last Updated on 22/11/2022.