Ashes 2023: Steve Smith leapfrogs Rohit Sharma in THIS tally as Aussie star shines with another ton at Lord's
Ashes 2023: Steve Smith leapfrogs Rohit Sharma in THIS tally as Aussie star shines with another ton at Lord's
Australia’s Steve Smith has added another feather to his already impressive cap as the star player scored yet another ton in the ongoing Ashes 2023 on Thursday, June 29. Playing at an overnight score of an unbeaten 85, Smith reached his 32nd Test ton as he leapfrogged India skipper Rohit Sharma for most international hundreds. Smith now has 44 international tons, one more than Rohit (43 hundreds). Scoring the ton at Lord’s also saw him become the fastest player to score 32 hundreds in terms of innings as well.
Smith on fire
Smith in the first hour of Day 2 bought up his 32nd ton having scored a four on the fourth ball of the 92nd over. The former Aussie captain along with Pat Cummins was seen at his fluent best, having missedentertaining the crowd at Edgbaston. The hundred also saw him go level with Steve Waugh for most hundreds by an Australian. Currently, only Ricky Ponting with 41 has reached the triple-figure mark on more occasions than him.
In terms of innings, Smith is the fastest to reach 32 hundreds, having taken only 174 innings, two less than Ponting while Sachin Tendulkar needed 179 innings to reach the tally.
Least Innings taken for 32 Test 100s
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174 - Steve Smith*
176 - Ricky Ponting
179 - Sachin Tendulkar
Most Test hundreds for active Test players
Smith, 34, currently holds the record for most Test hundreds by an active player with 32 tons as he only gets better. In the impressive tally, he is above Indian great Virat Kohli, England batter Joe Root and Kane Williamson. In terms of Ashes tons, only Sir Donald Bradman has scored more in the age-old rivalry. Smith currently has 12 Ashes hundreds, seven shy of Bradman’s tally of 19 tons.
Australia on the front foot
Having been asked to bat in the second Test, the visitors have made a positive start to the contest with them scoring 416 in their first innings. Smith, top scored with 110 while David Warner (66) also impressed on Day 1. The team was bowled out in the first session of Day 2 as skipper Cummins remained unbeaten on 22.
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