Steve Smith has maximum runs as overseas player at Lord’s; scores 66 runs in WTC final

Australia’s Steve Smith celebrates after scoring fifty runs through the World Test Championship final between South Africa and Australia at Lord’s cricket floor in London, on June 11, 2025.
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Former Australian captain Steve Smith turned the best run-getter amongst overseas gamers in the longest format of the sport at London’s iconic Stadium, Lord’s, through the World Test Championship (WTC) final towards South Africa on Wednesday.

The 36-year-old player scored 66 runs off 112 balls which was laced 10 boundaries.

With this innings, Steve Smith now has a complete of 591 runs in the six matches the place he has featured in 10 innings at the Lord’s. The right-hand batter scored these runs at a mean of 59.10 with the assistance of three fifties and two lots of. His highest rating at Home of Cricket is 215.

The batters beneath him are Australia’s Warren Bardsley (575 runs in 5 matches), West Indies’ Garfield St Aubrun Sobers (571 runs in 5 matches), Australia’ Don Bradman (551 runs in 4 matches), and West Indies’ Shivnarine Chandrapaul (512 runs in 5 matches).

During the match, Steve Smith additionally overtook legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, climbing as much as the second spot amongst batters with the best variety of fifty-plus scores in ICC match knockout matches.

Smith continues solidifying his legacy as the final word clutch batter for Australia, with one more half-century towards the Proteas through the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final at Lord’s. Walking in with Australia at 16/2, Smith’s fluency was on showcase as he scored 66 in 112 balls, with 10 fours. His runs got here at a strike price of 58.92.

This is Smith’s seventh fifty-plus rating in ICC occasion knockout matches, overtaking Tendulkar, who had six such scores in 15 matches, scoring 682 runs at a mean of 48.71 with a century and 5 fifties.

India’s Virat Kohli stays the undisputed king of ICC knockout matches, being the one player to have made 1,000 runs in such matches. He has made 1,024 runs in 22 matches and 24 innings at a mean of 51.20, with a century and 9 fifties (a complete of 10 fifty-plus scores) and greatest rating of 117 towards New Zealand in the 2023 World Cup semifinal at (*66*).

Coming to the match, SA received the toss and opted to bowl first, lowering Australia to 67/4 at the tip of the primary session. However, fifties from Smith (66) and Beau Webster (55*) took Australia to 190/6 at the tip of the second session. Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen being standout bowlers with two wickets every.