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Steve Smith Enters Australia's Exclusive 11000-Run Test Club
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News18•21-10-2026, 17:45
Steve Smith Enters Australia's Exclusive 11000-Run Test Club
- •Steve Smith became the third Australian and twelfth overall player to score 11000 runs in Test cricket during the second Test against South Africa at St George's Park.
- •Smith reached the prestigious milestone in his 226th innings, joining legends like Ricky Ponting and Allan Border in the elite Australian list.
- •Other international greats to achieve the feat in under 230 innings include Kumar Sangakkara, Brian Lara, Sachin Tendulkar, and Ricky Ponting.
- •In the match, South Africa bowled Australia out for just 99 runs in the first innings, with Marco Jansen claiming five wickets.
- •South Africa enforced the follow-on after building a strong total led by captain Temba Bavuma's 179 runs and Marco Jansen's 85 runs.
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Steve Smith became the third Australian batter to reach 11,000 runs in Test cricket, joining Ricky Ponting and Allan Border in this elite club. Ponting leads the Australian list with 13,378 Test runs, followed by Border with 11,174 runs.
Steve Smith achieved the 11,000 Test run milestone in 226 innings during the second Test against South Africa at St George's Park in Gqeberha.
South Africa bowled Australia out for just 99 runs in their first innings, with left-arm pacer Marco Jansen claiming five wickets and Wiaan Mulder taking two wickets. Due to the poor total, South Africa enforced the follow-on against the visitors.
