Statistical comparison between Steve Smith and Sachin Tendulkar after 205 Test innings

Steve Smith became the latest entrant in the 10,000-run club in Test cricket. He achieved this feat in the ongoing first Test between Australia and Sri Lanka being played at the Galle International Cricket Stadium in Galle, Sri Lanka.

Steve Smith, captaining the Australia team in the absence of Pat Cummins, who is on paternity leave, won the toss and chose to bat first. Travis Head made a quick 57 in 40 balls, and Marnus Labuschagne made 20 runs.

This brought Steve Smith to the crease to join Usman Khawaja, and together, they added 266 runs for the third wicket. Usman Khawaja was the star of the show, scoring 232 runs with 16 fours and 1 six.

On the other hand, Steve Smith needed one run to complete 10,000 runs in Tests, and he did it with a single off Prabath Jayasuriya. Smith went on to make 141 runs as Australia declared innings for 654/6. Debutant Josh Inglis also scored 102 in his debut innings.

Steve Smith was the 15th batter overall and 4th Australian to score 10,000 runs in Tests. Before him, Allan Border, Steve Waugh, and Ricky Ponting were the Australian batters to complete 10K runs in Tests.

Many eagle-eyed fans then took to social media to compare the statistics between Steve Smith and India’s legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar after 205 innings played by both. There were some eye-watering similarities between the records of the two batters.

And here we see how the record of Sachin and Smith looks after 205 Test innings

Smith v Sachin: Runs after 205 Test innings

Let's speak about who has scored more runs between the two batsmen. Sachin Tendulkar has 10,360 runs in Tests after 205 innings. Smith is not far behind him. Smith has scored 10140 runs in 205 innings. This indicates there is only a 240-run difference.

Smith v Sachin: Batting Average after 205 Test innings

If you look at the batting average of both the batsmen after 205 innings, the similarity increases a lot. Sachin's batting average was 56.30 after 205 innings. Whereas Smith has scored runs at an average of 56.33. That means the difference is only 0.3.

Smith v Sachin: 100s and 50s after 205 Test innings

When it comes to centuries and fifties, Steve Smith's and Sachin Tendulkar's after 205 innings are identical. After 205 Test innings, Sachin Tendulkar had 35 centuries and 41 half-centuries to his name. And similarly, Steve Smith also has 35 centuries and 41 half-centuries to his name, after 205 Test innings.

Smith v Sachin: double hundreds after 205 Test innings

Coming to the comparison between Steve Smith and Sachin Tendulkar after 205 Test innings when it comes to double centuries, the Australian batter has the edge. Smith has 4 double centuries to his name, while the Indian legend had 3 double tons to his name.

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