Super Smith eclipses incredible Bradman mark

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Steve Smith elevated his presumption to adjacent greater heights connected time 2 of the SCG Test, moving past the marks of 3 Australian batting greats arsenic the hosts continued to marque South Africa wilt.

As Usman Khawaja toiled distant successful pursuit of his maiden Test treble period connected Thursday, Smith compiled 104 runs from 192 balls to surpass Matthew Hayden (8625 runs) and Michael Clarke (8643) connected Australia's all-time Test runs list, wherever helium present sits successful fourth.

The New South Welshman besides overtook Sir Donald Bradman's Test period tally of 29, notching his 30th 100 to determination into 3rd connected the all-time database of Australian Test centurions.

He chalked up his 2nd Test period of the summertime arsenic Australia climbed to 4-475 from 131 overs by stumps.

Smith pulled an Anrich Nortje transportation for 4 down quadrate to bring up his century, earlier raising his helmet and bat to cheers from the SCG crowd.

The champion right-hander was removed 2 balls later, erstwhile helium scooped the shot backmost to left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj, ending a sound of 104 streaked with 11 fours and 2 sixes.

Allan Border, the antheral sitting successful 2nd connected the database of top Australian Test run-scorers, was calling the enactment connected the Fox Cricket broadcast erstwhile Smith reached triple figures.

"A important infinitesimal for him and the squad successful particular," Border said.

"What a show from Steve Smith.

"Fantastic changeable to bring up a important milestone for him: a propulsion shot, banged successful short, thumped distant down square.

"And the celebrations person started."

Khawaja finished the time connected 195 from 368 astatine the SCG, the venue astatine which he struck duplicate centuries successful the New Year's Test of 2022.

While Khawaja had busted retired LeBron James' trademark "silencer" determination aft scoring his archetypal of 2 centuries successful past year's Sydney Test, he pulled disconnected a much low-key creation aft rushing backmost for 2 connected Thursday.

Khawaja moved beyond his erstwhile Test champion of 174, which helium tallied against New Zealand successful Brisbane successful 2015, and looked acceptable to transcend his career-high first-class people of 214, lone for much rainfall to halt his charge.

Khawaja scores 3rd successive SCG ton

Khawaja was treated to fireworks astatine the different extremity of the pitch, watching connected arsenic Travis Head bludgeoned 79 from 59.

Khawaja and recalled Queenslander Matthew Renshaw (5) volition resume successful the mediate connected time three.

Australia is pushing for a bid whitewash and its archetypal Test bid triumph implicit South Africa successful Australia since the 2005-06 summer.

Pat Cummins' men defeated South Africa by six wickets successful Brisbane and by an innings and 182 runs successful Melbourne.

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