As of May 2018, Smith is the top-ranked Test batsman in the world, according to the ICC Player Rankings. On the other hand, Smith has played in 67 Test matches, scoring 6,870 runs and his batting average is 64.81. [279] Smith and Labuschagne put on a 136-run partnership. [59] In October 2018, he was named as one of the fourteen Platinum category players for the fourth edition of the Pakistan Super League. Steve Smith has an average of over 100 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and he will be determined to get back among the runs after a rare failure in Adelaide. [16], By the end of the 2009–10 domestic season, Smith had a first-class batting average of over 50 after 13 first-class matches. [274] Smith was still feeling the effects before the 3rd ODI, and was left out again, missing all three matches in the series.[275]. Domain Test Series v New Zealand. World Cup career. [65][66], Steve Smith made his international cricket debut in a Twenty20 International match playing as a leg spinner against Pakistan at Melbourne in February 2010. [222], In July 2019, he was named in Australia's squad for the 2019 Ashes series in England. While Australia's last tour in the British Isles was in 2013, the emergence of England's Joe Root and Australia's Steve Smith saw an awaited clash to determine the better batsman in the upcoming series. Fastest batsman to reach 7,000 runs in Tests. First batsman to register ten successive scores of 50 or more against a single opponent in Test history. Kohli’s next Test assignment will be against South Africa, which starts on 2nd October. Wicket Keeping The first match of the T20I series in Johannesburg saw Smith topscore with 45, helping Australia to a total of 196[262] winning by 107 runs. Smith joined the Sydney Sixers and filled in as captain when Brad Haddin could not play due to Test duties,[22] subsequently leading the team to victory in the inaugural season. After making half centuries against Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, he later steered Australia into the final after making a century against India in the semi-finals at the Sydney Cricket Ground. This page was last edited on 3 February 2021, at 17:51. [133][134] With the Australians in good form and England drawing to New Zealand and West Indies gave Australia some confidence to the countdown to the first Test in Cardiff. [190][191] Smith was the highest run scorer in the series, scoring 687 runs at an average of 137.40, including three centuries and two fifties. [289] However, Smith compensates for his unique technique with outstanding hand-eye co-ordination, focus,[291] and his footwork, especially to spin bowlers, is exemplary. In the deciding Test match in Cape Town, Smith made 89 runs in the first innings and finished 36 not out in the second innings as Australia won the series 2–1. Kane Williamson : … In his first Test back – the opening one of the 2019 Ashes series – he scored an incredible 144 to inspire Australia to victory after a horrible start, going on to dominate the series as his side retained the Ashes. He was therefore banned from all international and domestic cricket for 12 months starting from 29 March 2018. He received the Man of the Match award for this effort. [26], The next season, Kochi Tuskers were dropped from the IPL and Smith was put up for auction. [73][74][75], In his first match innings in India he scored 92 before being stumped by Dhoni from a delivery by Pragyan Ojha, and in the second innings he managed 5 runs. India's tour began with a 3-match ODI series. [290] Due to his unorthodox style, Smith was initially labelled as a limited-overs batsman who might struggle in the longer form of the game, especially early in his career when he was vulnerable outside off stump. After a few matches in 2010 and 2011, he was a regular player in the Australian team after 2013, and took over captaincy from Michael Clarke in late 2015, after which he predominantly batted at number 3 or 4. On 30 December 2017 he reached a Test batting rating of 947, the second-highest of all time only behind Don Bradman's 961. [248], In a similar vein to Bodyline devised by England in the 1930s to disrupt Bradman's scoring, which was largely employed by Harold Larwood, New Zealand devised a set of tactics to curb Smith's scoring. Smith went on to score only 2 against India, as Australia were knocked out of the tournament. In the second test at Melbourne, Smith continued to find form when he scored 85 in the first innings before he was again dismissed by Neil Wagner, denying Smith of a record fifth consecutive Test century at the MCG. [156][157] He was also named in the Test XI of the year 2015 by ESPNcricinfo. Smith was selected to play Icc 2019 Cricket World Cup in 15-man squads of the Australia team as a batsman. 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Australia went on to win the three match series 3–0. He scored 33 in his only innings as New South Wales defeated Western Australia outright. He missed the first match due to selectors picking Shane Watson over Smith but later joined the remainder of the games due to Michael Clarke's hamstring injury. [244][245] The 3rd Test saw Smith reach the half-century mark again, reaching 63 from 182 balls, taking 45 minutes to get off the mark. In 2015 Smith was awarded the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (ICC Cricketer of the Year) and ICC Test Player of the Year award and named in ICC Test Team of the Year and ICC ODI Team of the Year by the ICC. [13][14], Smith made his first-class debut for New South Wales against Western Australia at the SCG on 25 January 2008. Highest Score: 239 Average: 61.80 . In the second Test at Hobart, Smith made 48 not out in the first innings but the team capitulated, only making a total score of 85 runs and ending up losing the Test. In his first ODI match against England in Sydney, he was dismissed at 37 runs by Moeen Ali but continued to provide runs in the following matches leading to the final against England. Having broken records at will over the years, Virat Kohli and Steve Smith have emerged as modern-day batting greats. Born St George Hospital, Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia. [108] In the first Test in Dubai, Smith made 22 runs in the first innings and 55 runs in the second innings but collectively lost the Test match by 221 runs. Performance Analysis by Year (calculated for matches beginning in named year) [6][7][8], Because his mother was born in London, Smith has dual British and Australian citizenship. The five-month break from cricket activity saw a surprise pick of Smith called up for the 2014 Zimbabwe Tri-Series on the August 2014. [192], In 2017 Smith was awarded the ICC Test Player of the Year award and named in the ICC Test Team of the Year by the ICC. After the Test series against South Africa, New Zealand played 3 ODIs in between the two Test series against South Africa and Pakistan. Following an investigation by Cricket Australia, Smith was banned from all international and domestic cricket in Australia for one year starting from 29 March 2018, and from consideration for any leadership role for an additional year. While his first-class bowling average in the high forties was not as impressive, his bowling appeared to be steadily improving following some well-publicised mentoring and praise from Shane Warne. [286][287], Smith is a right-handed batsman with a technique that has attracted attention for its unorthodoxy. Throughout the following ODI series, Smith averaged in excess of 40 across the first two matches, before leaving early for a rest. What sounds improbable - if not impossible - is well within reach for Steve Smith ahead of his 50th Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground next week. [230] The concussion then ruled him out of the third Test,[231][232] though this did not stop him reclaiming the number one position in the Test batting rankings on 3 September 2019. [citation needed], On 15 December, Smith was named Australia's new vice-captain and following an injury to Michael Clarke, he was appointed stand-in skipper against India with Brad Haddin as his deputy. In the fourth Test in Trent Bridge, Australia needed a win to draw the series. [282] Australia won the series 2–1. In the fourth Test at the MCG he was dismissed on 19 by Stuart Broad, but made another century with 115 runs from 154 deliveries in the first innings of the fifth and final Test at the SCG. Smith's average of 64.64 makes him one of only six men who have played a minimum of 20 innings to average over 60. Get live statistics of The Ashes 2019. Highest Average: 64.95. [292][293], Much of the credit for Smith's success can also be attributed to batting coach Trent Woodhill, who coached Smith as a junior and noted his abundant talent. World XI (ODI) Smith has completed 16 of his 65 Tests with a career average of greater than 60. [159], During the T20 World Cup 2016, held in India, Smith struggled with form early, before registering 61 against Pakistan in a must-win pool match for Australia. The incident occurred when in the 18th over of Pakistan's chase of 231 where Xavier Doherty delivered the ball and before Fawad made contact with his paddle sweep, Smith had moved from first slip towards leg slip to intercept the shot. Joint most 50+ scores (four) in Cricket World Cup knockout matches. Australia were then up 2–0 in the series. [266] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2nd and 3rd matches were cancelled without a ball being bowled due to travel restrictions. 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