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Australian superstar Steve Smith remained to find his again proper into fixed runs as he banged a record-breaking century versus India all through the Boxing Day Test on the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), continuing his relationship with the placement and the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023 runners-up. Having obtained within the assortment beneath examination for insufficient form and being century-less for over an yr, Smith obtained some reprieve with a century on the third Test in Brisbane, which noticed him grind and play some scratchy cricket on his means to the century.
However, ‘cometh the hour, cometh the male’. During a significant MCG Test, Smith proceeded his fixed Boxing Day Test doc, banging a number one 140 in 197 rounds, with 13 fours and three 6s and ending up the preliminary session of day 2 on a excessive.
Now, Smith has 11 centuries in 43 innings versus India, outshining England’s Joe Root, that has 10 masses versus India in 55 innings. In 23 Tests versus India, he has truly made 2,305 go for about 2,305 go for about 64.02, with 11 centuries and 5 fifties. His best ranking is 192.
Now, Smith has truly elevated to joint-sixth biggest amongst century producers in Tests along with Younis Khan (Pakistan), Sunil Gavaskar (India), Brian Lara (West Indies) and Mahela Jayawardena (Sri Lanka).
Australia gained the throw and chosen to bat initially. Half- centuries from Konstas (60 in 65 rounds, with 6 fours and a pair of 6s), Usman Khawaja (57 in 121 rounds, with 6 fours), Marnus Labuschagne (72 in 145 rounds, with 7 fours) and Steve Smith (68 *) warranted the selection with their nice knocks, urgent Australia to 311/6 on the the primary day finish despite India taking some quick arches.
On day 2, Smith racked up a century and had a 112-run stand with captain Pat Cummins (49 in 63 rounds, with 7 fours) which assisted Australia end the preliminary session at 454/7.
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