Steven Smith needs 61 runs to become the second fastest Australian to reach 5000 runs behind David Warner

List of fastest Australians to complete 5000 runs: In the ODI match between India and Australia (IND vs AUS) to be played in Visakhapatnam today (March 19), Steve Smith will have a chance to achieve a big achievement. He will complete five thousand runs in ODI format as soon as he scores 61 runs in this match. The special thing is that if he touches this figure in this match, then he will jointly become the second fastest batsman to score 5000 ODI runs for Australia.

Currently, the record of making the fastest five thousand ODI runs for Australia is in the name of David Warner. Warner crossed this figure in 115 innings. Aaron Finch is on the second position here. Finch had completed 5000 runs in 126 innings of ODIs. Steve Smith also has a chance to achieve this feat in 126 innings.

Smith’s ODI record has been like this
Steve Smith has so far scored 4939 runs in 125 innings of 140 ODIs. He is just 61 runs away from five thousand runs. Steve Smith has scored runs at an average of 44.90 in his ODI career. During this, he has also scored 12 centuries and 29 half-centuries.

Smith’s ODI record has been good in India
It will not be a difficult task for Steve Smith to achieve this feat. Actually, this player is currently in a very good rhythm in white ball cricket. Recently, he played back to back big innings in the Big Bash League. Then his record has been good in India as well. In India, Smith has scored 421 runs in 10 innings at an average of 46.77.

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