Australian superstar Steve Smith has played one of the greatest Big Bash knocks of all time, blasting an unbeaten 125 in front of a huge SCG crowd as the Sixers trounced the Thunder.
Smith opened the batting and faced 66 balls during the innings, good for a strike rate of 189.39.
It included nine sixes – one of which took him from 95 to 101.
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"It's nice to hit a few in the middle, felt pretty good out there," he said on the broadcast during the innings break.
But was it the best he's ever struck the ball in a T20 match?
"I don't know – the other night was pretty good I thought," he laughed, referring to his fireworks in Coffs Harbour earlier this week.
Former great Mark Waugh asked what changes Smith had made to his approach in short-form cricket, but the former skipper said it was pretty simple.
"The middle of the bat makes a big difference – I've just brought my hand around a little bit so I'm a bit more open, and I'm a bit more side-on which means I'm more powerful as well," he said.
"The bat I'm using at the moment is an absolute weapon, so that helps. But I feel like I'm just watching the ball and hitting it where it's supposed to go and hitting the middle of the bat more consistently."
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Despite playing just three matches, Smith is now third in runs scored for the Sixers this year with 262 – one solitary run behind James Vince (263), and just over 40 behind Jordan Silk (304).
The innings ended with the home side posting 2-187, skipper Moises Henriques chipping in with a valuable 45 off 36.
Henriques came to the crease with the Sixers at 2-32 after four overs, but the Thunder would not take another wicket and suffered a huge defeat, being rolled for 62.
Smith's fellow national team superstar David Warner top scored for the men in green, scoring 16.
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