... Steve Smith: bunny for Ashwin right now and completely freezes up skill-wise whenever he comes on to bowl. DNA: What kind of link between Canadian NGO and Indian Farmers Protest? By the time Smith was in, Australia had already peeled 156 runs off India’s lacklustre bowling in the opening 27 overs. Smith was visibly disappointed, but India wasn’t spared: two days later, he almost exactly replicated the knock. With a combined average of 3.33 in the first two Tests at the Adelaide Oval and MCG, it was a timely hundred for the Australian great who had been, uncharacteristically, out of form in whites for Australia over the last 16 months. India v Australia Australia 2nd ODI Live Scores and Updates: Steve Smith scored his half-century to help Australia to 250 runs. Before the start of this match, Smith was going through a rough patch and could only manage 10 runs in his last four innings. In the ODI Series against Pakistan, Smith experienced mixed results but played a vital role, with Australia later ending up routing Pakistan 4–1. The visitors will resume their batting on Day 3, still 242 runs behind Australia’s total. Heavy snowfall in many districts of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla receives snowfall after 19 years, Be ready to shut down these 12 metro stations at short notice: Delhi Police to DMRC over ‘chakka jam’, 'Ready to kill PM Modi for Rs 5 crore,' says Puducherry man, 4G mobile internet services being restored in Jammu and Kashmir, UPSC Civil Service exams: Good news for aspirants; check details, Schools to re-open for students of these classes in UP. After a dull outing so far, Steve Smith finally roared back to form as he went on to complete his 27th Test hundred in the ongoing match between India and Australia in Sydeny. Australia buried India under an avalanche of runs for a 51-run drubbing in the second ODI and an unassailable 2-0 series lead after the majestic Steve Smith produced another master-class in the form of a 64-ball 104 here on Sunday.. Batting first, Australia rode on five fifty-plus scores including Smith’s blazing knock, to post an imposing 389 for four against a sluggish India. The 31-year-old scored 55 before being dismissed by Mohammed Siraj, who also completed his maiden five-wicket haul today. After a dull outing so far, Steve Smith finally roared back to form as he went on to complete his 27th Test hundred in the ongoing match between India and Australia in Sydeny. Close. Unarguably the greatest batsman in the history of the format, he still aggregated 415 runs in 8 innings at 51.87 at a strike rate of 91.61. Steve Smith, who regained his lost form at the SCG with scores of 131 and 81, notched up his 31st Test fifty with a rapid 55 in the series-decider at the Gabba. Also known as Steve Smith. this link, Steve Smith celebrates after scoring his 27th ton. India vs Australia 2nd ODI Highlights: Steve Smith top scored with 104 off 64 balls as Australia posted a mammoth 389-runs total for India to chase in the second ODI… Pat Cummins' power-hitting took Australia's lead past 300 against India. As of November 2020, Smith has played 75 Test and 128 One Day International (ODI) matches for Australia, and has scored 27 and 11 centuries in the respective formats. Smith shines again as Australia crush India to seal ODI series. Steve Smith scored 131 before being run-out by Ravindra Jadeja, helping Australia pile 338/10 in the first innings. Sunil Gavaskar holds the number four spot, followed by Matthew Hayden in the fifth position. You can find out more by clicking Smith did get a couple of pretty special back-to-back ODI centuries against India just a month ago, and both were off 60-odd balls too, so he’s not that out of nick. The 31-year-old, who had scored 10 runs in his last 4 Test innings, took three runs off Navdeep Saini on the 201st ball of his innings to reach the three-digit-mark on Friday. Steve Smith makes a vital  at the SCG! Steve Smith roared back to form and hit his 27th Test hundred in his first innings of 2021 to equal Virat Kohli's tally in the longest format. IND vs AUS: Steve Smith joins elite list after yet another 50, breaks Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag's record . Before the start of the first ODI between Australia and India at the SCG last year, Steve Smith revealed that he had 'found his hands' during a practice session. And yet, there was a welcome layer of aggression on top of it. Off the next 17 balls, he added a further 30, pushing past the three-figure mark, his third ODI ton at the Sydney Cricket Ground, doing it all in just 62 balls. (Source: Twitter/Joker122018), South Africa in Pakistan, 2 Test Series, 2021, Afghanistan and Ireland in UAE, 3 ODI Series, 2021. Australia buried India under an avalanche of runs for a 51-run drubbing in the second ODI and an unassailable 2-0 series lead after the majestic Steve Smith produced another master-class in the form of a 64-ball 104 here on Sunday. Steve Smith smashed a second consecutive century while Warner and skipper Finch scored 83 and 60 runs respectively. Smith was the top-scorer for his side in the third ODI as none of the batsmen barring him and Labuschagne managed to stage a fight against Indian bowlers. In the second ODI on Sunday, Ton-up Steve Smith powered Australia to mammoth 389/4 runs in 50 overs against India at Sydney Cricket Ground. Meanwhile, the third position is held by batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar and Kohli, who took 141 innings each to reach their 27th ton. At its core, the avatar was distinctly contrasting to the Smith we know, the Smith who, until that game, had struck the ball at a strike-rate of 86 in one-day cricket. The top five Test batting averages for Test players with a minimum of 2000 runs are: The platform was already laid, all Smith had to do was to continue stepping on the gas. If you enjoyed this story, please share with your fellow cricket fans and team-mates. Already taken for plenty, Bumrah tried a slow yorker well outside off stump, a handy ball to bowl at the death, but Smith calmly brought out a pre-meditated sweep. Steven Smith started 2021 with a bang with a magnificent 131 in the first innings of the third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Smith walked out in the middle in the 35th over and went on to add a 100-run partnership with Marnus Labuschagne, who missed out from his ton by 9 runs. ... Last ODI: Australia v India at Canberra, Dec 2, 2020 scorecard: ODI statistics ... Australian One-Day International Player of the Year - 2015. © 1998-2021 Zee Media Corporation Ltd (An Essel Group Company), All rights reserved. It was a knock that had all the elements of a Smith classic – the lofted drive with extended arms, the fidgety cut through point, the remarkably wristy swivel-glance and the jerky swing over long-on. Only a month ago in the IPL, Smith was managing frustratingly indifferent returns against these very Indian bowlers, but suddenly “found his hands” as he described, batting with effortless impunity. His batting average of 62.84 is the third-highest in Test cricket history.. Smith made his Test debut against … Steve Smith scored 131 before being run-out by Ravindra Jadeja, helping Australia pile 338/10 in the first innings. In Sydney, he ended with a strike-rate of 159. The 31-year-old scored 131 from 226 balls before being run-out by Ravindra Jadeja, helpingthe hosts pile 338/10 in the first innings. It wasn’t all wham bam either. Smith struck tons in … The 31-year-old world number one Test batsman is understood to have subsequently undergone a concussion test and was omitted from the first ODI side “as a precautionary measure.” READ: Steve Smith suffers blow to the head, rested for first ODI against England “He got a knock on the head in practice. DNA: Is it a crime to talk of unity in the country? 2 – Steve Smith became just the 2nd player in ODI history to smash centuries in successive innings taking less than 70 balls. During the course of his inning, Smith also surpassed Virat Kohli's run tally of 7318 runs in Test cricket. November 27, 2020. A brilliant exhibition of one-day acceleration in the middle overs, the knock possibly set the tone for the entire tour. India's rookie bowling unit had an impressive run after Mohammed Siraj got his maiden five-wicket haul in Test cricket. David Warner was caught out of his crease with a straight hit from Shreyas Yer. Steve Smith backed up his century from the first one-day cricket international with another hundred in the second ODI against India, guiding the home side to a record-breaking total of 389-4 while batting first at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday.. Smith (104 off 64 balls, produced another master class, as he hit 14 boundaries and two sixes during his innings. Steve Smith - 2nd Innings Update After Steve Smith’s score of 142 overnight, he has now scored 6485 Test runs at an average of 62.96. Steve Smith emerged as the standout batsman from the Australian camp in the second innings. Steve Smith hitting a shot enroute his ton against India in 2nd ODI at Sydney (Image: ICC Twitter) Australia posted a mammoth 389-run total against India, batting first in the 2nd One Day International being played at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in Sydney. Smith's awesome innings ends after an incredible throw from Jadeja! He soon became the third-fastest Australian to score an ODI hundred when he bagged centuries in the first two ODIs at the SCG, doing so off just 62 balls on both occasions. Fewest innings to 4,000 ODI runs by Australian batsmen: David Warner - 93 innings Dean Jones - 102 Aaron Finch - 105 Geoff Marsh & Steve Smith - 106 Matthew Hayden - 110. In the next 15 balls, he collected 45, blowing away the spin duo, along with the quicks, who had entered their second spells. Steve Smith’s SCG special propelled Australia to 338 in their first innings. He took the ball from outside off and lobbed it over square leg’s head, past a chasing long leg fielder. Steve Smith returned back to doing what he does best and scored his 30th Test fifty to roar back to form in the 3rd match of the series against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). Over the course of the next 23 overs, 66 deliveries out of which belonged to Smith, Aaron Finch’s century became a mere side note. #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/XtIHFCaBUH, — cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) January 8, 2021. He went about the task diligently, like he always does, but there was something different this time – even in those robotic whips and pulls, there was refreshing effervescence. Jasprit Bumrah, even on his off day, cannot be dealt with lightly, but even he wasn’t stopping Smith’s free-flowing inventiveness that day. Taal Thok Ke (Special Edition): Congress spread wrong perception on agricultural laws? 3 8 1 183. Mohammed Shami gave India their first success, as he threw a full bowler, who […] Earlier in the first innings, the World No.2 ranked batsman succumbed to a trap laid by Indian debutant Washington Sundar before scoring 36. At stumps on Day 2, the Indian batsmen reached 96-2 with Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane combining forces at the crease. I didn’t know him, he just took it on himself not to be a decent bloke to me, Pick your India-England Test XI of the 21st century, England Test team of the 1990s team selector, Faheem Ashraf ready to be Pak's Test all-rounder, Watch: Stuart Broad posts hilarious unedited Office-referencing tribute to Joe Root on his 100th Test, Watch: Rishabh Pant's relentless pep talk. Labuschange's 70 stabilised Australian innings in between. Playing his first ODI in nine months, Steve Smith blazed Australia’s third-fastest one-day century of all time, later admitting that he had rediscovered some of his batting form after a couple of scratchy months. Smith seemingly had a blank cheque for the looming summer and yet, he averaged 20 against Pakistan (40 runs from two innings) and 42.8 against New Zealand (214 runs from five innings). In the second ODI on Sunday, Smith smashed 104 off 64 balls and was adjudged as the Player of the Match after Australia outplayed India by 51 runs. Smith’s first scoring shot was off a loose full-toss that he readily dispatched past the mid-wicket ropes. #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/x06NbcZcba. A hell of a shot to play for someone on 95. He began fluently but steadily, collecting his first 21 runs off as many balls. His last three-digit figure came back against England in Manchester, when he scored 211. Sir Don Bradman leads the chart as he took just 70 innings to complete this feat. Wisden’s ODI innings of the year, No.4: Steve Smith’s 105 by Aadya Sharma December 22, 2020 - 5:11pm 4 minute read Having endured a disappointing couple of months in the IPL, Steve Smith “found his hands” in spectacular fashion against India with a 62-ball century, No.4 in Wisden’s ODI innings of 2020. Download Images Watch Videos online On 19 January 2017, Steve Smith produced his 8th ODI century against Pakistan at the WACA Ground—becoming the quickest Australian to reach 3000 ODI runs within 79 innings. Sydney Cricket Ground West Bengal: BJP to take out 'Parivartan Yatra' in Nadia District, JP Nadda to flagoff. Kohli did not have a typical Kohli-type year in his favourite format. He scored 3096 runs at an average of 70, and assumed the mantle as the best Test batsman in the world. It started with a full-toss and it ended with one, a harmless ball that he tried to carve to the offside, but which bizarrely ended up crashing into his stumps. This was Smith's fourth ton at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) and also the first century by an Australian against India in last seven Tests. Against Ravindra Jadeja and Yuzvendra Chahal, Smith instinctively used his feet, carving a floated ball over covers, or using the same trajectory and hoicking it past mid wicket. He was out for four. Smith's successive 62-ball hundreds at the SCG had sealed the ODI series for Australia. Smith with 136 innings also became the second fastest cricketer to reach 27 Test hundreds. Steve Smith scored most runs for Australia (55 runs) in the second innings. Steve Smith is an Australian cricketer and a former captain of the Australian national team. Get the latest news, recommended reading and offers sent to your inbox. This was Smith's first century since September 2019. Exclusive Report: Will Gangasagar become the issue of upcoming West Bengal elections? Batting first, Australia rode on five fifty-plus scores including Smith's blazing knock, to post an imposing 389 for four against a … It wasn’t long before he was toying with the field. Read about David Warner's Profile, Latest News, Articles, Career updates only on ESPNcricinfo.com. Australia v India, 1st ODI By continuing to use the site, you agree to the use of cookies. The last 5 home innings of Kane Williamson, Virat Kohli, Steve Smith and Joe Root. Credit: Asanka Brendon Ratnayake / AP. Find Warner's Records, Biography, Centuries, Runs, wickets. DNA: Revelation of 'international tukde-tukde gang' behind Kisan andolan, DNA: Watch Non Stop News With Sudhir Chaudhary; Feb 05, 2021, Deshhit: Watch nation's top news in detail; Feb 05, 2021, Bengaluru Air Show 2021: Rafale, Tejas showed strength; the power of new India shown. Steve Smith has scored just two runs in three innings against India this series. Between his last duck, in Perth in 2016, and his MCG failure, Smith has been near unstoppable. Maxwell's 63 off 29 balls was a cherry on the top for Australian innings powering them to 389 by the end of 50 overs. As soon as Australia cruised past 200, India’s bowling began to droop, and Smith started taking charge. With this ton, Smith is now on level terms with Virat Kohli, who also has 27 tons in this format of the game. 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