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Third Test: Travis Head hammers 152, Steve Smith hits 101 to help Australia scored 405/7 against struggling India

Dec 15, 2024, at 06:43 pm

Travis Head continued to torment Rohit Sharma and his men in all formats of the game as he hit a heroic 152 runs knock and Steve Smith contributed 101 runs against India to help Australia put up a strong 405 runs for the loss of seven wickets at the end of the second day's play on Sunday.

Mitch Marsh to lead Australian T20 World Cup squad, Steve Smith misses out

May 01, 2024, at 03:54 pm

Australian selectors have ignored former captain and veteran batsman Steve Smith in the T20 World Cup squad which will be led by Mitch Marsh later this year.

Young pacer Shamar Joseph bowls West Indies to victory over Australia in 27 years

Jan 29, 2024, at 04:28 am

An inexperienced West Indies defeated Australia by eight runs in a nail-biting contest at the Gabba, their first Test win in the nation since February 1997, when Curtly Ambrose's 7/93 had helped beat Mark Taylor's Australia by 10 wickets.

Steve Smith new Australia Test opener after David Warner's exit

Jan 10, 2024, at 05:15 pm

Former Australia captain Steve Smith will open the innings for his team in Tests, filling the boots of David Warner, who has retired from international cricket.

Steve Smith keen to embrace new role in Tests after David Warner's exit

Jan 06, 2024, at 05:16 pm

Sydney/UNI: Senior Australian batter Steve Smith threw his name into the hat for the opener's role soon set to be available following David Warner's retirement.

Steve Smith on verge of regaining his place as best Test batter in world

Jul 05, 2023, at 08:30 pm

Australia veteran Steve Smith is on the verge of regaining his place as the best Test batter in the world following a major shake-up on the latest MRF Tyres ICC Men's Test Batting Rankings.

The Ashes: Australia hogs Day 1 of second Test as Head, Smith shines

Jun 29, 2023, at 06:12 pm

London/UNI: Australia hogged Day 1 of the second Ashes Test even after losing the toss as they reached 339/5 at stumps at Lord's on Wednesday.

WTC final: Travis Head, Steve Smith put Australia in commanding position on Day 1

Jun 08, 2023, at 04:38 pm

London/UNI: Travis Head's unbeaten century, and his 251 unconquered partnership for the fourth wicket with Steven Smith placed Australia in a very strong position on Day 1 of the WTC final at The Oval here on Wednesday.

WTC Final: Dismissal of Kohli and Smith will be key for Australia and India, says Aaron Finch

Jun 02, 2023, at 12:13 am

Former Australia captain Aaron Finch discussed the highly anticipated rivalry between India and Australia in the World Test Championship final, emphasizing the intense competition that brings out the best in both teams.

Third ODI: Australia win toss, elect to bat first against India

Mar 22, 2023, at 06:59 pm

Chennai/IBNS: Australia captain Steve Smith won the toss and elected to bat first against India in the third and last One Day International (ODI) match at MA Chidambaram Stadium here on Wednesday.

Steve Smith to continue as Australia captain for final Test against India

Mar 07, 2023, at 05:23 pm

Ahmedabad/UNI: Australia have confirmed that stand-in skipper Steve Smith will continue to captain the team for the final Border-Gavaskar Test against India.

Steve Smith may lead Australia against India in remaining Test series amid absence of Pat Cummins

Feb 24, 2023, at 07:37 pm

Sydney: Former Australian skipper Steve Smith, who had once lost his leadership following the sandpaper gate scam in South Africa, might be the skipper of the national side in the upcoming Indore Test match against India in the absence of Pat Cummins.

Australia have very little waiting in the wings after Smith, Warner retire: Michael Vaughan

Feb 20, 2023, at 02:23 am

Ex-English captain Michael Vaughan on Sunday criticized the Australian squad after the batting crumbled in the second Test against India and said the former World Champions will become vulnerable after Steve Smith and David Warner retire in the future.

David Warner grabs headlines with unbeaten 200, puts Australia in driver's seat against South Africa

Dec 27, 2022, at 07:51 pm

Melbourne/UNI: David Warner's double hundred in his 100th Test helped Australia to take control of the second Test match against South Africa at MCG here on Tuesday.

Australia complete West Indies sweep to close in on World Test Championship final

Dec 12, 2022, at 12:02 am

Adelaide: Australia have moved one step closer to cementing their spot at next year's ICC World Test Championship final with a dominant 419-run victory over the West Indies in the second Test in Adelaide on Sunday.

Steve Smith surpasses Kumar Sangakkara, Sachin Tendulkar to set massive Test record

Mar 23, 2022, at 04:25 pm

Australian star batsman Steve Smith on Wednesday surpassed cricket legends Kumar Sangakkara and Sachin Tendulkar to score the maximum number of runs at the end of 150 Test innings.

Pat Cummins appointed Australia Test skipper, Steve Smith vice-captain

Nov 26, 2021, at 09:45 pm

Melbourne/UNI: Cricket Australia Friday appointed fast bowler Pat Cummins as the team's new Test skipper ahead of the highly-anticipated Ashes series against England, starting December 8.

Australia star Steve Smith willing to skip T20 World Cup to be fit for Ashes

Jul 03, 2021, at 10:03 pm

Melbourne/UNI: Recuperating from an elbow injury, Australia batsman Steve Smith has said that Test cricket remains his top priority and he could rule himself out of the T20 World Cup in order to be fully fit for the Ashes series against England, later in the year.

India picks up early wickets as Australia opt to bat first 

Jan 15, 2021, at 02:24 pm

Brisbane: Indian bowlers strike early and picked up three Australian wickets in the final Test match of the series here on Friday.

Steve Smith tries to 'remove' Pant's batting guard, Virender Sehwag slams him with funny tweet

Jan 11, 2021, at 10:03 pm

Sydney: A video has surfaced on social media where Australian star batsman Steve SMith could be seen  supposedly trying to remove the batting guard of Rishabh Pant during his innings.

Steve Smith's gutsy 131 helps Australia post 338 against India in first innings

Jan 08, 2021, at 03:19 pm

Sydney: Steve Smith played yet another heroic innings of 131 runs which helped Australia post 338 runs in the first innings of the third Test match against India here on Friday.

Second ODI: Steve Smith's ton power Australia to 389/4 against India

Nov 29, 2020, at 10:15 pm

Sydney/UNI: Steve Smith struck his second successive hundred (104 off 64 balls) of the series and powered Australia to a mammoth total of 389/4 against India in the second ODI of three-match series, at the Sydney Cricket Ground, here on Sunday.

Aaron Finch, Steve Smith tons propel Australia to 374/6 against India

Nov 27, 2020, at 10:49 pm

Sydney/UNI: Riding on brilliant centuries by captain Aaron Finch and Steve Smith, Australia posted a mammoth total of 374/6 against India in the first ODI of three match series, at the Sydney Cricket Ground, here on Friday.

Australian batting star Steve Smith won't have issues with short-pitch bowling: Andrew McDonald

Nov 23, 2020, at 01:49 am

Sydney/UNI: Australia's assistant coach Andrew McDonald on Sunday said that batsman Steve Smith will have no issues if the Indian bowlers try to attack him with short-pitch bowling in the upcoming limited-overs and Test series.

Australian batsman Steve Smith dares India's pacers to 'bring on short bowling'

Nov 14, 2020, at 10:23 pm

Melbourne/UNI: Australian batsman Steven Smith has challenged India's pace attack to bring on the short bowling during much-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Test series, saying that he has faced a lot of it in his life.

Rajasthan Royals skipper Steven Smith fined Rs 12 lakh for slow over-rate against Mumbai Indians clash

Oct 07, 2020, at 02:16 pm

Abu Dhabi/UNI: Rajasthan Royals Captain Steven Smith has been fined after his team maintained a slow over-rate during their Dream11 Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 match against Mumbai Indians.

IPL 2020: Rajasthan Royals beat CSK by 16 runs

Sep 23, 2020, at 03:30 pm

Sharjah/UNI: Faf du Plessis's fighting half-century (72 off 37) went in vain as Rajasthan Royals beat Chennai Super Kings by 16 runs in the 4th match of IPL 2020 , here at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.

Steve Smith back as top-ranked Test batsman

Feb 26, 2020, at 04:06 pm

Dubai/IBNS: Australia’s Steve Smith is back on top of the list of batsmen in the MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings after India captain Virat Kohli could manage only 21 runs in his two innings in the first Test against New Zealand in Wellington, which his side lost by 10 wickets to concede a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.

Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma consolidate positions, Dhawan moves up

Jan 20, 2020, at 06:01 pm

Dubai/IBNS: Indian captain Virat Kohli and opener Rohit Sharma have strengthened their grip on the top two positions while left-hander Shikhar Dhawan has advanced in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings after notable performances against Australia.

Steve Smith smashes 131 as Australia post 286/9 against India in third ODI

Jan 19, 2020, at 05:35 pm

Bengaluru/IBNS: Steve Smith continued his strong run with the bat and smashed 131 runs as Australia posted 286 runs for the loss of nine wickets against India in the crucial third ODI match of the tournament here on Sunday.