Smith completed his century by hitting Anrich Nortje for a four on the fourth ball of the 109th over of the innings, while with this he became the fourth Australian batsman to score the most runs. He has left behind Michael Clarke in this list. In this match being played at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Smith faced 192 balls, while scoring 104 runs with the help of 11 fours and 2 sixes.
Steve Smith is at the top among active cricketers in terms of scoring the most centuries in Test cricket. Former England captain Joe Root has 28, former India captain Virat Kohli 27, New Zealand’s Kane Williamson and David Warner have 25 centuries. Let us tell you that the world record of scoring maximum 51 centuries is in the name of India’s great batsman Sachin Tendulkar.
On the other hand, Steve Smith is the second highest run-scorer for Australia after Ricky Ponting (13,378), Allan Border (11,174) and Steve Waugh (10,927). He has around 9 thousand runs to his name.
Source: navbharattimes.indiatimes.com
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