Steve Smith England vs Australia 3rd Test Leeds: The third match of the Ashes series 2023 is being played between England and Australia in Leeds. This match is very special for Steve Smith. This is the 100th Test of his career. But Smith could not make it special. He was dismissed after scoring just 22 runs in the first innings. Smith was made the victim by Stuart Broad. Smith’s career so far has been spectacular. He has scored a total of 188 runs in the last five innings.
In the third match of the Ashes, the Australian team came out to bat first after losing the toss. In this match being played in Leeds, Australia had scored 104 runs with the loss of 4 wickets till the time of writing the news. Smith got down to bat at number 4 in this innings. He scored 22 runs in 31 balls and got out. He hit a four and a six. This is the 100th Test match of Smith’s career. They could not make it memorable.
Significantly, Smith has so far scored 9135 runs in 176 innings of 100 Test matches. He has scored 4 double centuries and 32 centuries during this period. Smith has scored 37 half-centuries in this format. His best score has been 239 runs. He has played 142 ODIs, in which he has scored 4939 runs. Smith has scored 12 centuries and 29 half-centuries in this format. His best ODI score has been 164 runs.
Let us tell you that Australia has won the first two matches of the Ashes series 2023. The team won the first Test by 2 wickets. After this, won by 43 runs in the second match. This match was played at Lord’s in London. Now the third Test is being played. In its first innings, Australian opener David Warner was dismissed after scoring just 4 runs. Usman Khawaja got out after scoring 13 runs. Marnus Labushen returned to the pavilion after scoring 21 runs.
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