Steve Smith hits unconventional four off Wahab Riaz: The Australian batsman played several atypical shots in Canberra.
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During the second T20I of the ongoing Pakistan’s tour of Australia at Manuka Oval, Australia batsman Steve Smith played an unconventional shot for a boundary off Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz.
It all happened on the fourth delivery of the 18th over when Smith’s attempt of playing the upper cut saw him top-edging the ball towards the fine-leg boundary. Smith almost sealed the chase after hitting another four over mid-off on the following delivery.
In what another quintessential Smith boundary, he his a Mohammad Amir over the point in the most atypical manner in the previous over.
Smith’s fourth T20I half-century played a leading role in the hosts chasing down a 151-run target in the penultimate over. Coming in to bat at No. 3 in the fourth over, Smith ended up scoring 80* (51) with the help of 11 fours and a six.
With opening batsman David Warner (20) and captain Aaron Finch (17) getting out in the powerplay and Ben McDermott (21) and Ashton Turner (8*) not finding their best form, it was vital for Smith to stand tall on his potential and give his team a 1-0 lead in the series.
After Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and chose to bat, the visitors ended up scoring 150/6 in 20 overs. While Azam played well for his 50 (38), it was all-rounder Iftikhar Ahmed who powered his team to a respectable total. Remaining unbeaten till the end, Ahmed scored 62* (34) with the help of five fours and three sixes.
With bowling figures of 4-0-23-2, Agar was the pick of the bowlers for Australia. Apart from him, fast bowlers Cummins and Kane Richardson took a wicket apiece.
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