Steve Smith Century: Australia’s star batsman Steve Smith is in great form at the moment. The bat of Steve Smith, who scored a century in the Test series against India, has also performed well in T20 cricket. Smith, playing for Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League on Saturday, scored a century in just 58 balls against Perth Scorchers.
Steve Smith returned unbeaten on 121 runs in 64 balls. 10 fours and 7 sixes came from his bat. During this time a different side of Smith was seen. He played shots all around the field. Smith played many innovative shots including reverse lap, switch hit and scoop.
The surprising thing is that Smith is not finding any buyer in IPL. He last played in IPL in the year 2021. After this he remained unsold in the auction. Smith has played 103 matches of IPL. During this period, 2485 runs including one century have been scored from his bat. Smith’s strike rate in IPL has been 128.09.
“Shot of the night!”
How good is this from Steve Smith! #BBL14 pic.twitter.com/tdRqZf07Yn
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) January 11, 2025
Sydney scored 222 runs
Thanks to Steve Smith’s powerful century, Sydney Sixers scored 222 runs for 3 wickets in 20 overs after playing first. Smith hit three sixes in the last over. Smith started the innings in this match. For Sydney, Josh Philip scored 9, Kurtis Patterson scored 12, captain Moises Henriques scored 46 and Ben Duvarsis scored 25 not out.
100 FOR STEVE SMITH!
That’s his third BBL hundred, and he’s done this one off just 58 balls 👏 #BBL14 pic.twitter.com/K6iqJ7HmYN
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) January 11, 2025
Two centuries were scored against India
Steve Smith had scored two centuries in the five-match Test series played against India under the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He was the third highest run scorer in the series. He scored 314 runs in five matches at an average of 34.89 with two centuries. Smith’s highest score in the series was 140 runs.
