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Steve Smith played the best innings in the Ashes series against England. During this, he has scored the 32nd century of his Test career.
Steve Smith scored his 32nd Test century, joined the Fab Four
The second Test of The Ashes Series is being played between England vs Australia (ENG vs AUS) at Lord’s ground. At the same time, Steve Smith, the former captain of the Australian cricket team, has scored a brilliant hundred. With this, he has scored the 32nd century of his Test career. Apart from this, he set a flurry of records. The experienced right-handed batsman Smith has joined the Fab 4 leaving Rohit Sharma behind in the matter.
Let us tell you that he scored his century in 169 balls, while during this he hit 14 fours. In 2010, Smith made his debut at the same ground at number eight. He got out for the first time after scoring 110 runs. He was caught out by fast bowler Josh Tongue at the hands of Ben Duckett.
This is Smith’s fastest 32nd century. He achieved this feat in his 174th innings. At present, Smith is on top in terms of scoring the most Test centuries. In the Fab Four, Smith is at number one with 32 centuries in 99 matches, while Joe Root is second with 30 centuries in 132 Tests, while Kane Williamson is third with 28 centuries in 94 Tests. At number four is Virat Kohli with 28 centuries in 109 Tests.
Fab 4 players with Test centuries
| player | Spanish | Matt | Inns | NO | runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
| SPD Smith (AUS) | 2010-2023 | 99* | 174 | 22 | 9079 | 239 | 59.73 | 16883 | 53.77 | 32 | 37 | 9 | 999 | 50 |
| JE Root (ENG) | 2012-2023 | 132* | 240 | 20 | 11168 | 254 | 50.76 | 19769 | 56.49 | 30 | 58 | 12 | 1220 | 41 |
| KS Williamson (NZ) | 2010-2023 | 94 | 164 | 16 | 8124 | 251 | 54.89 | 15785 | 51.46 | 28 | 33 | 10 | 897 | 21 |
| V Kohli (IND) | 2011-2023 | 109 | 185 | 11 | 8479 | 254* | 48.72 | 15320 | 55.34 | 28 | 28 | 14 |
Smith left Rohit Sharma behind
Along with this, Steve Smith has left behind Indian captain Rohit Sharma in scoring the most international centuries among active players. Rohit Sharma has so far registered 43 centuries while Smith has 44 centuries.
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