Marsh Cup 2021: Steve Smith funnily leaves James Pattinson wide delivery before scoring 14th List A century

Smith funnily leaves James Pattinson wide delivery: The Australian batsman’s tryst with leaving balls funnily continued at the North Sydney Oval.

During the first match of the ongoing 52nd match of the Marsh Cup between New South Wales and Victoria in Sydney, New South Wales batsman Steven Smith continued to funnily leave deliveries outside the off-stump.

In what was a wide delivery bowled by Victoria spearhead James Pattinson in the 43rd over, Smith appeared to leave it conventionally at first but changed his mind after watching how wide the delivery was.

After Victoria captain Peter Handscomb won the toss and invited the hosts in to bat, New South Wales thrived on the back of Smith’s 14th List A century.

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Coming in to bat at No. 3 in only the second over, Smith pretty much batted for throughout the innings to score 127 (124) with the help of nine fours and six sixes. Playing a One-Day match after more than two months and that too a domestic one, Smith made the most of his outing at the North Sydney Oval.

Debutant Oliver Davies, who had recently represented Sydney Thunder in the 10th season of Big Bash League, scored an impressive 41-ball 57 in an 89-run partnership alongside Smith for New South Wales.

With bowling figures of 10-0-40-2, Victoria spinner Jon Holland was the pick of the bowlers for the visitors. In addition to Holland, Will Sutherland, Pattinson and Zac Evans also picked a couple of wickets each.

Steve Smith funnily leaves James Pattinson wide delivery

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