The final match of the World Test Championship (WTC) between South Africa and Australia is being played at the historic Lord's. In this match which started on June 11, Australia's star batsman Steve Smith performed brilliantly and set a flurry of records. He became the guest batsman to score the most runs on this ground. Apart from this, he also became the guest batsman to score the most 50+ in England.

Smith became the guest batsman to score the most runs at Lord's

Australia's star batsman Steve Smith performed brilliantly in the first innings of this match. He completed the 42nd half-century of his career in 76 balls and returned to the pavilion after scoring 66 runs. He shared a 79-run partnership with Beau Webster for the fifth wicket. Smith was hunted by Aiden Markram. The 36-year-old became the guest batsman to score the most runs at Lord's. He registered 578 runs to his name. In this case, he surpassed Warren Bardsley, who scored 575 runs.

Visiting batsman who scored the most runs at Lord's

Batsman Runs

Steve Smith (Australia) 578

Warren Bardsley (Australia) 575

Sir Garry Sobers (West Indies) 571

Sir Don Bradman (Australia) 551

Shivnarayan Chanderpaul (West Indies) 512

Dilip Vengsarkar (India) 508

Allan Border (Australia) 503

Smith broke Border's record.

In this match, Smith achieved another feat. He became the visiting batsman who scored the most 50+ scores in England. He broke the record of Allan Border, who scored more than 50 runs on English soil 17 times. Smith scored more than 50 runs for the 18th time.

Most number of visiting batsmen with 50+ scores in England

Batter 50+ score
Steve Smith (Australia) 18
Allan Border (Australia) 17
Sir Vivian Richards (West Indies) 17
Sir Don Bradman (Australia) 14
Sir Garry Sobers (West Indies) 14

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