Steve Smith played Gutsy shifts 66 (112) to save Australia with early collapse and help them achieve 212 in their first exchange. It was the second consecutive fifty or more score for Smith in the WTC final after winning the winning century match in 2023 against India in the last final.
Steve Smith has created a key 79-Runa stand with Beau Webster (72 OFF 92) to save Australia from the WTC finals against South Africa. The duo joined the fold at a score of 67/4 and their stand was finally broken when Smith at the first slip of Aiden Markram to Marco Jansen.
