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Perth: Steve Smith once again showed why he is rated as the best red-ball batter in the world. Smith brought up his 29th Test century on Thursday against West Indies in the ongoing first Test. Smith walked into bat after Usman Khawaja perished and then stitched a record 251-run stand with Marbus Labuschagne to put Australia in the driver’s seat. His century was laced with 10 boundaries. With his 29th Test ton, he equaled Sir Donald Bradman for the number of centuries in the longer format. Also, the ton happened to be Smith’s 41st in international cricket. He equaled India captain Rohit Sharma in the most number of international centuries by an active cricketer.
29 x 💯
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During the lunch break on the second Day 2, Smith spoke on the sidelines and admitted that he enjoyed batting with Labuschagne and was feeling good to have equaled Bradman.
“That was a lovely partnership, we enjoy batting together. We just chill out in the middle and do our thing. Unfortunately, Marnus nicked off, but helluva innings. The wicket sped up a bit today. I think there’s enough there if you put it in the right spot. I’m feeling good. (On equalling Sir Don Bradman with 29 Test hundreds) He was the greatest to play our game. Nice to be on 29, hopefully a few more to come,” Smith said during the lunch break on Day 2.
Interesting to see if Smith is going for a double or not.
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