READ MORE:<\/strong> 'Unbelievable' half-field goal stuns Sydney FC<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Bulldogs nab another huge NRL star<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n "It's nice to hit a few in the middle, felt pretty good out there," he said on the broadcast during the innings break.<\/p>\n But was it the best he's ever struck the ball in a T20 match?<\/p>\n "I don't know – the other night was pretty good I thought," he laughed, referring to his fireworks in Coffs Harbour earlier this week.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n "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.<\/p>\n "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."<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/AaronFinch5\/status\/1616732691671703556<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottBaileyAAP\/status\/1616732242818236416<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/copes9\/status\/1616735159352700929<\/a><\/p>\n Despite \ufeffplaying 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).<\/p>\n The innings ended with the home side posting\ufeff 2-187, skipper Moises Henriques chipping in with a valuable 45 off 36.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Smith's fellow national team superstar David Warner top scored for the men in green, scoring 16. \ufeff<\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> clicking here<\/strong><\/em><\/a>!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n