Steve Smith to play for Sydney Sixers: Steve Smith will play in KFC BBL|12 this summer after the Aussie superstar struck a deal with Cricket Australia for a return to the Sydney Sixers.
Steve Smith captained the Sixers to the first ever BBL title :-
Smith, who captained the Sixers to the first ever BBL title in 2011-12, will be available for as many as four regular season matches and potentially finals following the New Year’s NRMA Insurance Test against South Africa in Sydney.
That means a mouth-watering face-off with David Warner at the SCG looms on January 21 in the second Sydney Smash after the Australian opener inked a deal with the Thunder in August to end its nine-year Big Bash absence this summer.
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Steve Smith is also expected to be available against Perth Scorchers :-
Smith is also expected to be available for the Sixers’ fixtures against defending champions the Perth Scorchers at the SCG on January 15, the Adelaide Strikers in Coffs Harbor on January 17, the Hurricanes in Hobart on January 23, as well as the first weekend of the BBL|12 finals should they qualify before the Australia Test squad departs for a four-match tour of India at the start of February.
It’s been two seasons since Smith last featured :-
It’s been two seasons since the 33-year-old last featured in the Big Bash after his and the Sixers’ requests to play in the BBL|11 finals last January were blocked by the other states.
He last played Big Bash in January 2020 when he made four appearances for the Sixers and was part of their BBL|09 championship team, scoring 21 off 12 balls in the final.
Smith’s BBL record :-
Steve Smith’s BBL record is solid, with 619 runs at 32.57 and a strike rate of 129.49 in 24 matches for the Sixers.
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