Smith’s amazing record as soon as he hit 20 fours at Lord’s! Became the fifth Australian to hit as many fours in Tests

In the second match of the ongoing Ashes series between the powerhouses England vs Australia, Steve Smith has made a great record to his name. In the second match of the Ashes series 2023 at Lord’s, Smith has created the record of hitting 1000 boundaries.

Smith’s record
Australia’s legendary batsman Steve Smith (Steve Smith) rained 15 fours in the first innings. Also, he hit 5 fours in the second innings. With the help of these 20 fours, Smith has taken his number of fours in Test cricket past 1000. He thus became the fifth Australian batsman to hit 1000 Test boundaries.

Smith became the fifth batsman
Steve Smith batted brilliantly in the first innings and scored a storming knock of 110 off 184 balls. He hit 15 fours during this run. After this, in the second innings, Smith returned to the tent on 34 runs. He hit 5 fours in this innings. Smith hit a total of 20 boundaries in both the innings. Smith has scored more than 1000 boundaries in his 99th Test match. He became the fifth Australian batsman to do so.

Batsmen with most fours by Australia
1509- Ricky Ponting (against- 168)
1175- Steve Waugh (against- 168)
1161- Allan Border (against- 156)
1049- Matthew Hayden (vs- 103)
1004- Steve Smith (against- 99*)

Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for most fours in Tests
If we talk about the batsmen who hit the most fours in Test cricket, then Sachin Tendulkar is at the top. Sachin hit a total of 2058 fours in 200 Test matches. Former Indian batsman Rahul Dravid is in second place. He had hit 1654 boundaries in 164 matches. Also, in the third position is the legendary batsman of West Indies, Brian Lara, who hit 1559 fours in 131 matches. In addition, former Australian captain Ricky Ponting is at the fourth position. He had hit 1509 boundaries in 168 matches. (ashes 2023 eng vs aus cricketer steve smith hit 1000 fours in test cricket)

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