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Steve Smith has been out of the T20 national team for a long time. He is also not a part of the T20 World Cup 2026, although he had an impressive performance in the recently concluded Big Bash League. In the same season, he did something with Babar Azam, which was considered an insult to the Pakistani batsman. Let us tell you that Smith was not sold in the Indian Premier League, after which he decided to go to PSL.
For which team will Smith play in PSL?
2 new teams have joined Pakistan Super League 2026. One of these, Steve Smith, will be seen playing for Sialkot Stallions. The franchise has included the Australian batsman in the team as a marquee player. Former Australian captain Tim Paine is the head coach of this team. Let us tell you that till date Smith has not played any match in Pakistan Super League. Although he was supposed to play in 2019, he could not play due to injury.
There was a dispute with Babar Azam in BBL
Steve Smith and Babar Azam were playing for Sydney Sixers in Big Bash League 2026. Babar and Smith made a good partnership in a match, but Babar’s strike rate was very low. Keeping this in view, Smith had refused to give strike to Babar on the last ball of an over, when one run could have easily been completed. Smith did not run, after which Babar became very angry.
Smith’s T20 record
Talking about 36-year-old Steve Smith’s T20 career, he has scored 6242 runs in 242 innings of 272 matches. He has scored 5 centuries and 30 half-centuries in T20. His highest score is 125*, which he made in the Big Bash League (2023) only.
Talking about T20 International, Steve Smith has scored 1094 runs in 55 innings of 67 matches, which includes 5 half-centuries. Smith played his last T20 International match in February 2024.