Steve Smith leapfrogs Steve Waugh in Australia's all-time Test run-scorers list
Australian cricketer Steve Smith surpassed Steve Waugh to become the third-highest run-scorer in Australian Test cricket history. Smith achieved this milestone during the first Test against South Africa in Durban.
Why it matters
This marks a significant statistical achievement in international cricket, highlighting Smith's standing among the greatest players in the sport's history.
Steve Smith moved past Steve Waugh to become Australia's third-highest run-scorer in Test cricket during the first day of the first Test against South Africa at Kingsmead in Durban on Friday.Batting at No. 4, Smith scored 25 off 53 balls, hitting two sixes before his innings came to an end. He needed eight runs to move past Waugh's tally of 10,927 and reached the milestone with a six off Keshav Maharaj in the 19th over, having scored five runs from his first 27 balls.Smith now has 10,945 runs from 224 innings in 126 Tests. Waugh scored 10,927 runs in 260 innings across 168 Tests during his 19-year career for Australia.Only Ricky Ponting and Allan Border are ahead of Smith on Australia's list of leading Test run-scorers.
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