menu
Steven Smith smashed 121* to send a reminder of his T20 worth

12 Jan, 2025 3:24 AM, Sun

Steven Smith smashed 121* to send a reminder of his T20 worth

Steven Smith sent a determined indication of his T20 worth, crushing a wonderful 121 not out to raise a ruckus around town Sixers to a 14-run prevail upon Perth Scorchers. In one of the most outstanding BBL innings, Smith sent off a shocking seven sixes before 31,165 fans at the SCG on Saturday evening in a 64-ball innings for the ages as the Sixers jogged to 220 for 3 - their most noteworthy complete in the opposition. Sean Abbott then praised his hit up to the Australian Test crew for Sri Lanka with 4 for 43, keeping Sixers second on the stepping stool and with one foot in the finals. And keeping in mind that Scorchers gave their very own few firecrackers, this was a day for Smith. The century denoted his third in the BBL, drawing him level with Ben McDermott for the most in the competition's set of experiences. Smith has played 32 counterparts for his three tons, contrasted and McDermott's 100 games. Universally, Smith has been something of a neglected star in T20 cricket, contrasted and his status as Australia's best Test player since Sir Donald Bradman with a re-visitation of runs this mid year. The 35-year-old has not played a T20I for Australia since last February, and was disregarded for the World Cup crew the year before. He has likewise been brushed in the beyond four IPL barters, highlighting in the Significant Association Cricket barely a year ago of all abroad establishment associations. Yet, in the BBL Smith keeps on demonstrating his value, with this his third hundred years in his beyond seven games. What's more, it might have been his best at this point. Smith's last 95 runs fell off 40 balls, after Sixers were especially persistent early and 24 for 1 after five overs. Smith consistently designated the short limit at the SCG, while likewise cutting behind point with joy when Scorchers went excessively wide outside off to attempt to balance him. Two of his sixes fell off change hits to the short rope, and one more was a fresh flick off his cushions from Jhye Richardson that cruised into the Bill O'Reilly Stand. In any case, Smith's shot of the day went to the long limit, getting a full and wide ball from AJ Tye and hitting it back to front over in reverse point for six. Tye copped the brunt of the harm for Scorchers, going for 0 for 62 from his four overs while likewise being taken to by Ben Dwarshuis. Sydney Sixers 220 for 3 (Smith 121*) beat Perth Scorchers 206 for 7 (Turner 66*, Abbott 4-43) by 14 runs...

Trending Series

cricket mazza ads

Team Rankings

Rank Team Rating Points
1 India 122 5117
2 Australia 116 3936
3 South Africa 112 3357
4 Pakistan 106 2762
5 New Zealand 101 3349
Rank Player Name Points
1 Babar Azam 824
2 Shubman Gill 801
3 V. Kohli 768
4 H.T. Tector 746
5 R.G. Sharma 746
Rank Player Name Points
1 K.A. Maharaj 716
2 J.R. Hazlewood 688
3 A. Zampa 686
4 Mohammed Siraj 678
5 J.J. Bumrah 665
Rank Player Name Points
1 Mohammad Nabi 320
2 Shakib Al Hasan 292
3 Sikandar Raza 288
4 A. Vala 248
5 Rashid Khan 239
Rank Team Rating Points
1 Australia 124 3715
2 India 120 3108
3 England 105 3151
4 South Africa 103 1845
5 New Zealand 96 2121
Rank Player Name Points
1 K.S. Williamson 859
2 J.E. Root 824
3 D.J. Mitchell 768
4 Babar Azam 768
5 S.P.D. Smith 757
Rank Player Name Points
1 R. Ashwin 870
2 J.J. Bumrah 847
3 J.R. Hazlewood 847
4 K. Rabada 834
5 P.J. Cummins 820
Rank Player Name Points
1 R.A. Jadeja 444
2 R. Ashwin 322
3 Shakib Al Hasan 310
4 J.E. Root 282
5 J.O. Holder 270
Rank Team Rating Points
1 India 266 14108
2 Australia 256 10241
3 England 254 9660
4 West Indies 252 11604
5 South Africa 251 8287
Rank Player Name Points
1 T.M. Head 844
2 S.A. Yadav 842
3 P.D. Salt 816
4 Babar Azam 755
5 Mohammad Rizwan 746
Rank Player Name Points
1 A.U. Rashid 719
2 Rashid Khan 681
3 P.W.H. De Silva 674
4 J.R. Hazlewood 662
5 A.J. Hosein 659
Rank Player Name Points
1 P.W.H. De Silva 222
2 Mohammad Nabi 214
3 H.H. Pandya 213
4 M.P. Stoinis 211
5 Sikandar Raza 210
cricket mazza ads
cricket mazza ads

Featured Videos


ads footer

© 2024 Cricket Mazza. All Rights Reserved