{"id":349538,"date":"2023-11-26T21:38:50","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T22:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=349538"},"modified":"2023-11-27T02:02:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T02:02:24","slug":"its-great-to-be-back-smith-locked-in-for-bbl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=349538","title":{"rendered":"'It's great to be back': Smith locked in for BBL"},"content":{"rendered":"

Steve Smith<\/a> will light up the Big Bash League<\/a> again this summer after confirming he will return for the Sydney Sixers<\/a> for BBL13.<\/p>\n

The announcement marks the second straight season \ufeffthat Smith will pull on the Sixers' magenta after an explosive stint for the club in 2022\/23.<\/p>\n

Notching 346 runs across just five appearances, with a sizzling strike rate of 174.74, Smith positioned himself just outside the league's top-10 run-scorers for the season.<\/p>\n

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With the tally he also wrote himself into Sixers' folklore once more, becoming the fourth player \u2013 and first male \u2013 to score triple figures in a single match.<\/p>\n

Smith produced two of the most entertaining performances in BBL history, racking up back-to-back hundreds last January.<\/p>\n

This included an unbeaten 125 \ufefffrom 66 deliveries against the Sydney Thunder to set the fifth-highest individual score in the competition's history.<\/p>\n

Speaking from India where he is part of Australia's T20I series, Smith said he was delighted to be back playing for a club that means so much to him.<\/p>\n

"It's great to be back in the Sixers shirt. \ufeffI've got some really fond memories playing for the Sixers," he said.<\/p>\n

"I'm an original, [I was] a part of the first squad, and really enjoyed my time playing last year for the five games and the finals that I played. So, I'm keen to get out there again."<\/p>\n

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The 34-year-old will \ufeffline up in the Sixers' opening match when they host the Melbourne Renegades at the SCG on Friday, December 8.<\/p>\n

Smith's inclusion sets up a blockbuster clash with the run-scoring machine to face \ufeffAustralian teammates and Renegades recruits Nathan Lyon and Adam Zampa.<\/p>\n

Following his Test duties with the Australian side, \ufeffSmith is expected to return for the Sydney derby on January 12.<\/p>\n

The Sydney Sixers fell one step short of \ufeffa grand final berth in BBL12 after suffering an upset loss to the Brisbane Heat in the challenger final.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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