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Australian cricketer Steve Smith became Australia’s third-highest century scorer in Tests by hitting 104 runs off 192 balls in the first innings of Australia vs. South Africa, third Test match.
After coming in to bat in the 48th over, the former Aussie captain partnered Usman Khawaja in a 209-run stand for the third wicket. Batting at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Smith hammered 11 fours and two sixes during his knock and smashed several notable records.
The 33-year-old surpassed Sir Donald Bradman in the list of century scorers in Test cricket for Australia and tied Matthew Hayden for the third most centuries.
Former skipper Ricky Ponting scored the highest of 41 hundreds for the team in 168 Test matches, while Steve Waugh hit 32 centuries in the same amount of games.
Smith is currently playing his 92nd game, whereas Hayden and Sir Donald Bradman played 103 and 52 matches, respectively.
