The match was his first of the season as he was part of Australia’s squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against India which Australia won 3-1.
Overlooked in the IPL 2025 auction, Steve Smith proves his T20 prowess with a century against Perth Scorchers in the BBL.
Steve Smith, who last played in the IPL in 2021, was registered with a base price of INR 2 crore in the IPL 2025 auction but was not sold.
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Smith shines in his first game of the season
The Sydney Sixers batted first in the match against the Perth Scorchers. Steve Smith and Josh Phillipe opened the innings for the Sixers. Phillipe left early to make 9 runs. Then, shortly after, the Sixers lost Kurtis Patterson by just 12 runs. Smith and Moisés Henriques then built a brilliant 113-run partnership for the Sixers. Henriques scored 46 before leaving.
Smith continued, scoring an unbeaten 121 off 64 balls with 10 fours and 7 sixes, at a strike rate of 189.06. In the last over, he bowled Jason Behrendorff for 21 runs by smashing 3 sixes as the Sixers scored 220/3 in their 20 overs.
The match was Smith’s first of the season as he was part of Australia’s squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against India which Australia won 3-1. Performances like this prove that Smith can still excel in T20 cricket if he delivers performances like this on a regular basis.
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Smith’s exploits set tough target for Scorchers
Talking about the match, Sydney Sixers scored 220/3 in their 20 overs, with Steve Smith scoring 121* and Moises Henriques contributing 46 runs.
For Perth Scorchers, Ashton Agar, Cooper Connolly and Jason Behrendorff took a wicket each. The Perth Scorchers, in response, are at the time of writing 69/2 in 7.1 overs, with Sam Fanning and Cooper Connolly at the crease.
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