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Resurgent Smith strokes 27th century in third Test against India
SYDNEY, Jan 8, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – Former Australia skipper Steve Smith
reached his 27th Test century Friday as he roared back to form against India
in the third Test on his home ground.
The 31-year-old struggled for runs in the first two Tests, failing to get
out of single figures, but was positive from the start at the Sydney Cricket
Ground to bring up another ton in his 76th Test.
Smith, who averages more than 60, faced 201 balls and hit 13 boundaries in
a near-flawless and patient knock, surviving only an ambitious lbw review on
41.
His efforts helped push Australia to 292 for seven on day two as wickets
fell around him with the four-Test series locked at 1-1.
India’s Sachin Tendulkar is Test cricket’s most prolific century-maker with
51.
BSS/AFP/GMR/0952 hrs