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    Home / News / Sports News / Steven Smith slams his 31st Test century, goes past Hayden
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    Steven Smith slams his 31st Test century, goes past Hayden
    Smith slammed his third century at The Oval (Source: Twitter/@ICC)

    Steven Smith slams his 31st Test century, goes past Hayden

    By Parth Dhall
    Jun 08, 2023
    03:55 pm

    What's the story

    Australian batter Steven Smith has slammed his 31st century in Tests.

    The right-handed batter reached the three-figure mark on Day 2 of the ongoing ICC World Test Championship final against India at The Oval.

    Smith has surpassed Australian legend Matthew Hayden in terms of Test tons.

    During the innings, Smith shared a double-century stand with Travis Head, the first centurion in WTC final history.

    Knock

    A solid knock by Smith

    Smith came to the middle after Australia lost both openers in the opening session (71/2) on Day 1.

    He joined forces with Head, who turned out to be the aggressor between the two.

    Meanwhile, Smith took his time and tired out the Indian bowlers throughout the day.

    The right-hander took 230 balls to reach his century early on Day 2.

    Tons

    Smith overtakes legend Hayden 

    Smith's tally of 31 tons is now the third-most for Australia in Tests. Hayden finished his career with 30 Test centuries.

    Only Ricky Ponting (45) and Steve Waugh (32) are now ahead of the former in this regard.

    Notably, no other active player owns more Test tons than Smith.

    Former England skipper Joe Root follows Smith on this list, having slammed 29 Test centuries.

    Numbers

    Smith goes past 8,800 Test runs 

    Speaking of his overall numbers, Smith now owns over 8,800 runs in 97 Tests at a sensational average of over 60.

    Among batters with at least 5,000 Test runs, only Sir Donald Bradman (99.94) owns a better average.

    Meanwhile, Smith has also struck 37 Test fifties.

    At home, the 33-year-old has smashed 4,387 runs in 48 Tests at 64.51 (100s: 16, 50s: 17).

    Feats

    Nine Test tons against India

    Smith now has nine centuries against India in Test cricket, the joint-most by a batter along with Root.

    The former broke the record of Ponting, Sir Vivian Richards, and Sir Garfield Sobers, each of whom has eight such tons.

    Smith now owns the joint-second-most centuries by a visiting batter in England (7), with Waugh.

    Bradman tops the list with 11 tons.

    Venue

    Joint-second-most tons by a visiting batter at an England venue

    Smith continues his love affair with The Oval, having slammed his third Test ton at this venue.

    He now has the joint-second-most hundreds by a visiting batter at a venue in England along with Bradman (at Trent Bridge), Bruce Mitchell (at The Oval), and Dilip Vengsarkar (at Lord's).

    Interestingly, Bradman leads the tally with four Test tons at Headingley.

    England

    Seventh Test ton in England 

    This was Smith's seventh Test ton on England soil in 17 Tests. While he equaled Waugh in this regard, only Bradman (11) has more Test centuries in England among visiting batters.

    Smith has raced past 1,800 Test runs in the nation at a 60-plus average.

    He has also smothered seven Test fifties in the UK. 215 reads his highest score in England.

    Information

    2,000 Test runs against India

    During the course of his knock, the veteran batter also brought up 2,000 Test runs against the Indian team. Smith became only the third Australian and eighth player overall to get the massive feat.

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