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Steven Smith

Australia|Top order Batter
Steven Smith
INTL CAREER: 2010 - 2024
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Full Name

Steven Peter Devereux Smith

Born

June 02, 1989, Sydney, New South Wales

Age

35y 151d

Also Known As

Steve Smith

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Legbreak Googly

Playing Role

Top order Batter

In a career of twists and turns, Steven Smith started out as a legspinner and become Australia's best batter since Sir Donald Bradman, either side of having his career derailed by a ball-tampering scandal that saw him stripped of the captaincy and banned for 12 months.

The rise from that controversy at Newlands in 2018 was near-miraculous: Smith returned to Test cricket with a 774-run Ashes series in 2019, and pictures of him in tears at Sydney airport after his return in disgrace from South Africa were replaced in the popular memory with those of triumphant celebrations of centuries. Part of his punishment for Cape Town was being banned from any leadership position for two years, but once he served that penance, in late 2021 he was named Pat Cummins' vice-captain and a few weeks later led the side against England when Cummins was ruled out of a Test by Covid.

After the run-scoring feats of his comeback series, runs became somewhat harder for Smith (although the reduction in output was all relative) as bowlers looked to shut down his scoring areas, something New Zealand's Neil Wagner had particular success doing. Still, he would usually find a way to contribute and from July 2022 to June 2023 made five centuries in 13 innings to take his overall tally to 32, leaving only Ricky Ponting ahead of him as he closed in on 10,000 runs.

Smith began his Test career in 2010 as a legspinner who batted at No. 8; by the time he was named Australia's captain five years later, he was the No. 1 Test batter in the world and no more than an occasional bowler. His talent was apparent early, but as a young batter he had more moving parts than an orchestra - only, they didn't always work in harmony. He went away and worked on his game and returned to the Test side two years later with a much tighter technique. He still fidgeted between balls but could play every shot in the book, and a few others that defied words besides. Quick-footed and adept at facing spin, he is equally comfortable driving and pulling the fast bowlers.

When he was appointed Australia's 45th Test captain, Smith was filling in for the injured Michael Clarke in three Tests. That was during a markedly purple patch, even by his standards: he produced six hundreds in eight Tests then, against India, West Indies and England. Despite being only 25 at the time, the extra responsibility clearly didn't hamper his run-making, and Smith cemented his spot when Clarke retired at the end of the 2015 Ashes in England.

As Smith's batting developed, his bowling became less frequently sighted, although he could still land the odd fizzing legbreak and winkle out a wicket or two. In the field his athleticism and instinct stand out, even in a high-quality fielding side like Australia. He has also been a key man in Australia's ODI side, was his country's leading run-scorer in their triumphant 2015 World Cup campaign, and became captain in all three formats before his career was turned upside down.

Talked about less as a T20 cricket, and moved aside by Australia ahead of the 2024 World Cup, he still has a good record in the format which was highlighted by back-to-back BBL hundreds for Sydney Sixers in 2023. His previous T20 hundred had been for Rising Pune Supergiants in the 2016 IPL.

Steven Smith Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests10919525968523956.971810053.5032411063541830
ODIs16314719558316443.61640087.23123449755860
T20Is67551110949024.86872125.45059626410
FC172299351431023954.202608254.86486216361022770
List A21319531765616446.68868788.1315496561061150
T20s255226485633125*31.644372128.843274841571400

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests1096214701008193/184/8353.054.1177.3000
ODIs163401076971283/163/1634.675.4138.4000
T20Is6717291377173/203/2022.177.7717.1000
FC17213253653719727/648/16951.654.1574.5210
List A2136920301840473/163/1639.145.4343.1000
T20s255528241056544/134/1319.557.6815.2200

Steven Smith T20 Stats

Batting & Fielding

TournamentTeamsMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Major League CricketWSF9933368856.00226148.6703232160
Big Bash LeagueSS313161026125*41.04720142.50277540210
IPL4 teams1039321248510134.511940128.0911122560530
BPLCV22016168.002272.72001010
CPLBR7701856326.42145127.580121430
Champions League2 teams1713425145*27.88241104.140019290
Vitality BlastWORCS540673416.7557117.54004430

Bowling

TournamentTeamsMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Major League CricketWSF9------------
Big Bash LeagueSS3161081456 2/22 2/2224.168.0518.0000
IPL4 teams1031250 - --15.00-000
BPLCV21640 - --4.00-000
CPLBR7333603 2/19 2/1920.0010.9011.0000
Champions League2 teams17101411856 2/32 2/3230.837.8723.5000
Vitality BlastWORCS54961166 2/20 2/2019.337.2516.0000
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Steven Smith made 56 off 53
Steven Smith was trapped lbw by Scott Boland
In his own style: Steven Smith leaves the ball alone
Mitchell Marsh and Steven Smith led Australia to a 3-2 series win in England
Steven Smith makes a run for it as rain hits Bristol
Steven Smith drives down the ground