Sydney Sixers marquee man Steve Smith has registered the highest score of his professional Twenty20 career and claimed bragging rights over David Warner in a 125-run thrashing of the Sydney Thunder. Steve Smith put on another masterclass to help the Sixers hit a monster total on SaturdayThe Thunder struggled for answers in the face of Sixers spinner Steve O'Keefe, who posted BBL career-best figures of 4-10. Smith's performance outdid the 101 he scored against the Adelaide Strikers on Tuesday and was the fifth-best innings in BBL history. Joel Davies and Gurinder Sandhu were each hit for six twice as Smith finished with nine maximums among his 14 boundaries. When O'Keefe bowled Sams later in the same over, the Thunder fell to 6-40 and were out of the game.

Source: Daily Mail January 21, 2023 16:50 UTC