- Former Australian captain Steve Smith is one of the talented players. He is compared to King Kohli. Now he has given a tough lesson to the Kiwi bowlers in the ODI match and scored 164 runs….
A 5 match test series is being played between India and Australia. In the first test, Australia had to face defeat by 295 runs. In this match, Steve Smith’s bat remained silent. He could not even open his account in the first innings. While in the second innings, he got out cheaply after scoring 17 runs.
But, Smith would definitely want to play a big innings in the second match. But, before that, his innings of 164 runs in ODI came in the headlines. When he thrashed the bowlers fiercely. In such a situation, Indian bowlers have to be cautious, otherwise he can do anything on his day.
Steven Smith played a stormy innings of 164 runs
Steve Smith has turned 35. But even today, there is no significant impact in his batting style. He likes to bat in the old style. There was a time when his bowlers tried to avoid him. Let us tell you that in the year 2026, a 3-match ODI series was played between Australia and New Zealand.
In the first match of this series, Steve Smith’s fierce form was seen. He batted explosively and scored 164 runs in 157 balls. During this, 14 fours and 4 sixes were seen from his bat. This is one of his best innings in ODI format.
Australia won the match by 68 runs on the basis of Steve Smith’s innings
Talking about the scorecard of the match played between Australia and New Zealand, Australia batted first and scored 324 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the stipulated 50 overs. In which Steve Smith contributed 164 runs and Travis Head contributed 52 runs. The Kiwis who came to chase this target collapsed at 256 runs and Australia won this match by 68 runs. The hero of this victory was Steve Smith. He was awarded the title of Man of the Match in the post-match.
