Steve Smith played a gutsy innings of 66 (112) to rescue Australia from an early collapse and helped them reach 212 in their first innings. It was the second successive fifty-plus score for Smith in the WTC final after he scored a match-winning century in the last final played in 2023 against India.
Steve Smith forged a crucial 79-run stand with Beau Webster (72 off 92) to bail Australia out of trouble on Day 1 of the WTC Final against South Africa. The duo came together at the crease at the score of 67/4 and their stand was finally broken when Smith edged Aiden Markram to Marco Jansen at first slip.
