Steve Smith Runs by Country in Test
This article explore the comprehensive breakdown of Steve Smith Test runs country-wise to uncover his remarkable consistency and milestones across different playing conditions.
Steven Smith Test Runs Country-wise
| Country | Innings | Runs | High Score | Average | 100s/50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 108 | 5301 | 239 | 59.56 | 19/20 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 119 | 58 | 29.75 | 0/1 |
| England | 44 | 2334 | 215 | 54.27 | 8/10 |
| India | 19 | 805 | 178* | 50.31 | 3/1 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 313 | 138 | 52.16 | 1/2 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 226 | 78 | 56.50 | 0/3 |
| South Africa | 11 | 411 | 100 | 41.10 | 1/2 |
| Sri Lanka | 11 | 670 | 145* | 67.00 | 4/1 |
| UAE | 4 | 174 | 97 | 43.50 | 0/2 |
| West Indies | 8 | 410 | 199 | 68.33 | 1/2 |
| Total | 220 | 10763 | 239 | 56.05 | 37/54 |
Key Insights on Steve Smith Test Records by Country
Steve Smith Test Record in Australia
Steven Smith is one of the six batters to score 5000-plus runs in Australia in Test cricket. See the overall top-run scorers in the home soil in the longest format.
Smith is among the top four century-makers on Australian soil in Tests.
Smith’s batting average of around 59 in Australia is the fourth-highest by an Australian batter on home soil in Tests (minimum 20 innings).
His career-best score has come in home conditions. He aggregated 239 against England in the second innings of the 2017 WACA Test.
Steve Smith Test Record in England and SENA Countries
Smith has accumulated the second-most runs and centuries as an overseas batter in England in Tests. He has scored 2334 runs and eight centuries in 44 innings on English soil.
Smith is one of the 15 overseas batters to average above 50 in England in Tests (minimum 20 innings).
The right-hander is one of the two Australian batters to score multiple Test double centuries in England.
Smith aggregated 774 of his runs in England in the 2019 Ashes. This is the third-most runs by an Australian batter in a bilateral Test series in England.
The right-hander is one of the 10 Australian batters to average above 50 in Tests played in New Zealand (minimum five innings).
Smith averages around 68 in the West Indies. This is the seventh-highest batting average by an Australian batter in the Caribbean islands in Tests.
Steve Smith Test Record in Asia and the Subcontinent
But he is yet to score a century in Bangladesh, Pakistan and the UAE. Among all the teams he has played against, Bangladesh remains the only nation against which he has not scored a Test century.
Smith is one of the three Australian batters to aggregate 800-plus runs in India in Tests.
His average of around 50 in India is the third-best by an Aussie batter in this format (minimum 15 innings).
Smith is one of the three Australian batters to smash three or more Test centuries in India, along with Neil Harvey and Michael Clarke.
He scored 499 runs in eight innings on the 2017 India tour. This is the fourth-most runs for Australia in a bilateral Test series in India.
Smith has scored the second-most runs for Australia in Sri Lanka in Tests. He has 670 runs across 11 innings in the island nation.
His 670 runs include four centuries, the most by an Australian and the second-most by an overseas batter in Sri Lanka in Tests.
Smith is also the only Australian batter to average above 50 on Sri Lankan soil in Tests (minimum 10 innings).
Smith has scored at least one fifty in each of the 10 countries he has played in Tests.
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