Steve Smith is one of the all time greats when it comes to test cricket and he is a part of the Fab 4 of international cricket and in test cricket he is at the top of that list even though Joe Root has more than 2000 test runs more than him. How average and his consistency in test cricket is remarkable and he has been the benchmark for all the other batters to follow. He has been playing for more than 10 years and still he has a few more years of his best left in him.
He has played 96 Test Matches till now for Australia and he has scored 8792 runs at an incredible average of 60. He has made 37 Half centuries and 30 Test Hundreds and 4 Double hundreds so the conversion of Steve Smith in test cricket is simply amazing. He will play the final of the World Test Championship in a few days.
So let’s look at the Top 5 Best Batting Performances of Steve Smith in Test Cricket:
1) 215 vs England (2015)
The first double hundred of Steve Smith In Te Cricket came against the arch rivals England at the Ashes in 2015 and this was the time that Steve Smith was starting to stamp his authority as the best batter in test cricket in this generation and this innings at Lord’s was one of his very best of all time. In this innings he played 346 balls and he hit 25 fours and 1 six meaning 106 runs in boundaries and he had a good strike rate of 62.14. Steve Smith absolutely decimated England at their home and they had no chance and Australia won the match by 405 runs.
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2) 239 vs England (2017)
This was his second double hundred in test cricket and this also came against England just 2 years later after his first and this one was Imperious and he absolutely tore apart the England Bowlers and Australia put up a big score on the board. He batted for 399 balls in this innings and he hit 30 fours and 1 six In this innings meaning a total of 126 runs in boundaries. He had a strike rate of 60 and he batted and batted for hours and England had absolutely no answers and Australia won this match as well by an innings and 41 Runs.
3) 200* vs West Indies (2022)
This was his third double hundred and this was made last year against West Indies and it was at Perth which he likes batting in and Steve Smith had a great batting partner in Marnus Labuschagne and he was at his best in this innings and he played In an aggressive manner in which he batted for 311 balls and he hit 17 fours in this innings and he had a very healthy strike rate of 64. Steve Smith was looking like he could score runs anywhere and against anybody and Australia won this match by 164 runs.
4) 211 vs England (2019)
This was the double hundred which he made in the 2019 Ashes series vs England and this was his 3rd double hundred vs England out of the 4 he has made so far in his career and this was his comeback series after the ban was lifted from him after a year and he was at his devastating best and the English crowd went from boos to giving him a standing ovation. This double hundred means a lot to him and in this innings he batted for 319 balls and he hit 24 fours and 2 sixes meaning a total of 108 runs and he had a strike rate of 66.14. Steve Smith was determined to show that he had not lost any touch and everyone was in awe of him.
5) 199 vs West Indies (2015)
This was the innings where he fell just 1 run shirt of what would have been another double hundred for him and this innings was played in away conditions in the West Indies and therefore it is a very special test innings. He was determined not to throw his wicket away and therefore he played 361 balls in this innings and he took his time and in the process he hit 21 fours and 2 sixes in this innings meaning a total of 96 runs in boundaries. He had a strike rate of 55 and Australia won this test match by 277 Runs. The Indian fans would be hoping that his bat stays quiet in the World Test Championship Final but is at full flow during the Ashes vs England.
