Steve Smith Breaks BBL Century Record, Surpasses Warner and McDermott

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News18•16-01-2026, 20:21
Steve Smith Breaks BBL Century Record, Surpasses Warner and McDermott
- •Steve Smith became the leading century-scorer in Big Bash League (BBL) history, achieving his fourth BBL century.
- •He surpassed David Warner and Ben McDermott during the Sydney Sixers' derby match against the Sydney Thunder.
- •Smith scored 1,318 runs in 36 matches for the Sixers, with an average of 48.81 and a strike rate of nearly 151, including four centuries and eight fifties.
- •He hit Ryan Hadley for 32 runs in an over, including four consecutive sixes, marking the most expensive over in BBL history.
- •The Sydney Sixers won the match against Sydney Thunder by five wickets, chasing down 189 runs with a 141-run opening partnership between Smith and Babar Azam.
Why It Matters: Steve Smith set a new BBL record for most centuries, leading Sydney Sixers to a dominant victory.
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