Watch: Steve Smith continues dream run of form with half-century in BBL 2025/26 Challenger
The right-handed opening batter of the Sydney Sixers, Steve Smith, continues his dream run of form with a fine half-century during the Challenger of the 2025/26 season of the Big Bash League (BBL).
The Sydney Sixers and Hobart Hurricanes faced each other in the Challenger of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2025/26at the Sydney Cricket Ground, where both teams aim for victory to face the past Scorchers at the Optus Stadium, two days later, in the final of the tournament. The responsibility was again on the shoulders of Steve Smith in the batting department.
Opening the batting, Steve Smith finished with 65 runs in just 43 relay breeze with the help of nine boundaries and one six at a strike rate of 151.16. Since his return to the Big Bash League, after a heavy workload in the Ashes 2025/26, the right-handed batter celebrated two half-centuries, including this and a century against the Sydney Thunder at the same ground.
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His lone six of the knock against the Hurricanes came in the ninth over of the first innings when he swiveled across to get under a good length delivery and hammered it over the deep backward square leg region for a massive 77-meter as the Sixers posted 198/8 in their allotted 20 overs of the first innings.
Steve Smith's half-century takes Sydney Sixers to BBL 2025/26 final
Even after being in a strong position, Sydney struggled in their middle order and left a few runs in the middle. The Hurricanes, in reply, were bundled out for 1 in 17.2 overs, losing the contest by 57 runs. They never got going with the bat from the beginning of the innings.
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They had two openers, Mitchell Owen and Tim Ward, for a small knock of 13 runs each before their captain, Ben McDermott, put up 40 runs in 26 deliveries with the help of three boundaries and one six, but none of these were enough to go for the massive chase of nearly 200 runs.
For the Sixers, Ben Dwarshuis picked up three wickets for 26 runs in three overs, while Mitchell Starc shared two wickets for 29 runs in his four overs, and Joel Davis was adjudged the player of the match for his exceptional performance with both bat and ball.
Brief Scores: Sydney Sixers 198/8 (Steve Smith 65, Riley Meredith 3/52, Rishad Hossain 2/33) beat Hobart Hurricanes 141 (Ben McDermott 40, Ben Dwarshuis 3/26) by 57 runs.
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