Australian batter Steve Smith took his Test nice stature one notch increased as he set an all-time record within the ongoing Ashes sequence. Smith, who’s regarded as among the best gamers of the format, amassed 9000 Test runs to set a record. The Aussie star achieved the feat within the second Test of the Ashes 2023 at Lord’s.
Smith got here out to bat at No.4 and wanted 31 runs to get to the 9000 mark. When he was on 28 runs within the first innings, Smith hit a 4 off England captain Ben Stokes to succeed in the historic milestone. He has turn out to be the quickest participant on this planet (by way of matches taken) to hit 9000 runs in Test cricket. The 34-year-old is at present taking part in his 99th Test match and he’s two video games above the following greatest – Brian Lara.Â
The former Aussie captain has additionally leapfrogged India’s Legendary duo of Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid. While Sachin performed 111 matches to succeed in the feat, Dravid scaled the milestone in 104 video games.
Smith is second by way of innings taken
However, Smith is within the second spot by way of innings taken to succeed in 9000 Test runs. The right-handed batter took 174 innings, whereas Sri Lanka’s iconic participant Kumar Sangakkara accomplished the feat in 172 outings itself. Tendulkar took 179 innings, whereas Dravid was higher right here too, with 176 innings taken.Â
In the continued Ashes sequence, Australia are 1-0 up within the five-match contest. England opted to bowl within the second match of the sequence in Lord’s as the pitch appeared inexperienced. But the Stokes’ facet couldn’t make a lot inroads as it scalped solely two wickets within the first two periods of the day. Smith and Marnus Labuschagne are unbeaten for 38 and 45, respectively and the duo have added 94 runs for the third wicket. At Tea, Australia had been 190/2, with David Warner’s brisk 66 being the highest rating within the first two periods.
