The second Test of the Ashes series between England and Australia began on Wednesday (June 28) at Lord's. English captain Ben Stokes won the toss and decided to bowl first. On the first day of the match, Australia's legendary batsman Steve Smith batted brilliantly and completed his half-century. During this, Smith made many records in his name.
During his innings at Lord's, Smith completed nine thousand runs in Test cricket. He is the fourth Australian batsman to achieve this feat. Former captain Ricky Ponting has the most runs in Tests for Australia. He has scored 13378 runs in 168 Tests. Allen Borden has 11174 runs in 156 Tests and Steve Waugh has 10927 runs in 168 Tests. Smith is the 17th batsman overall to score more than nine thousand runs in Tests. The record of most runs is in the name of India's great batsman Sachin Tendulkar. He has scored 15921 runs in 200 tests.
Smith misses out on breaking Sangakkara's record
Smith completed nine thousand runs in the 174th innings of his career. He became the second batsman in the world to score the fastest nine thousand runs. In this case, former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara is in the first place. Sangakkara achieved this feat in 172 innings only. Smith did so in 174 innings, leaving behind former India captain and current coach Rahul Dravid, West Indies great Brian Lara, and compatriot Ricky Ponting.
Fastest batsman to score 9000 runs in a test
batsman country innings
Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka 172
Steve Smith Australia 174
Rahul Dravid India 176
Brian Lara West Indies 177
Ricky Ponting Australia 177
Smith achieved special achievement at Lord's
Steve Smith has crossed the 50-run mark in the fourth consecutive innings at Lord's. He is the fourth batsman to score four consecutive 50 or more runs at this ground. Frank Worrell of the West Indies achieved this feat between 1921 and 1926. Apart from Worrell, Australia's Warren Bardsley (1912–1926) and England's Nasser Hussain (2001–2002) did this.
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