WTC
Steve Smith smashed his 31st test hundred in the first day of the World Test Championship (WTC) final against India at the Oval on Wednesday.
He is now one century behind Steve Waugh in second place, in the list of players with the most Test centuries for Australia. Ricky Ponting leads the way with 41 Test centuries.
This was also his ninth test hundred against India, equalling the record held by Joe Root for most centuries in Tests against India.
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With seven centuries, Smith is now second behind Sir Don Bradman (11) in the list of centuries by visiting batsman in England.
Smith has an admirable record at the Oval, scoring three centuries in six innings. Only Bradman has scored more centuries at a single venue in England -- four at Headingley.
Smith follows his teammate Travis Head in scoring a century in the final of the WTC. The two batsman forged a partnership of more than 250 runs after Australia fell to 76/3, following the wicket of Marnus Labuschagne.
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