Steve Smith returns for the Sydney Sixers for their clash with the Perth Scorchers at the SCG in Match 30 of BBL 14.
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Smith, who fell agonisingly short of 10,000 runs at the same venue during Australia’s Border-Gavaskar Trophy triumph, is set to feature in the first of his three-game stint for the Sixers before jetting to Sri Lanka at the end of the month.
The 34-year-old averages 41.04 in the competition, having hit seven fifties and two tons in his 31 games, with his returning compensating for the departure of English opener, James Vince, who played his final game of the season on Thursday against the Stars.
Joining Smith on Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka is Perth Scorchers young gun Cooper Connolly. The 21-year-old, who has already been capped by Australia in both T20Is and ODIs, has impressed in this year’s Big Bash, with his 272 runs the second-highest of any batsman this season.
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TEAMS
Sydney Sixers: Moises Henriques (c), Sean Abbott, Jafer Chohan (England), Joel Davies, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Hayden Kerr, Todd Murphy, Kurtis Patterson, Mitch Perry, Josh Philippe, Lachlan Shaw, Jordan Silk, Steve Smith
Perth Scorchers: Ashton Turner (c), Ashton Agar, Finn Allen (New Zealand), Mahli Beardman, Jason Behrendorff, Cooper Connolly, Sam Fanning, Aaron Hardie, Nick Hobson, Matthew Hurst (England), Lance Morris, Jhye Richardson, Matthew Spoors, Andrew Tye
