BBL: Steve Smith scored 125 runs with the help of 5 fours and 9 sixes, giving a befitting reply to the?IPL?franchise

Steve Smith: Today in the Big Bash League, Australia's top batsman Steve Smith contributed another ferocious inning for the Sydney Sixers. Against the Sydney Thunder, he scored 125 runs in 66 balls with a strike rate of 189.39. In his inning, Smith hit 5 fours and 9 sixes. Smith has now scored two centuries in a row in the BBL. Earlier, he batted brilliantly against the Adelaide Strikers and scored 101 runs in 56 balls.

The Sydney Cricket Ground hosted the Big Bash League's 50th game. Steve Smith, the first player to enter the game, introduced the Sydney Thunder bowlers. In the BBL this year, Smith's bat is scorching. In just three league games so far, the right-handed batsman has amassed 261 runs at an average of 131 and a strike rate of 175.83. By participating in just three games, he has joined Sydney Sixers' top three scorers in the competition.

Completed Century with Six

In the competition thus far, Steve Smith has hit 14 fours and 18 sixes. By hitting a six against Sydney Thunder, he hit his century. Smith was not regarded as a T20 player. He had a base price of 2 crores and was offered in the IPL 2023 season's auction. Smith, however, received no IPL franchise proposal since he was deemed unfit for this format. Smith has demonstrated in the Big Bash that it will be challenging to ignore him in the T20 league. Talking about the match, Sydney Sixers scored 187 runs in 19 overs while losing 2 wickets. The entire Sydney Thunder team reached the pavilion after scoring 62 runs in 14.4 overs while chasing the target.

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