{ "id": "53844", "author": "13", "cnmid": "0", "title": "Steve Smith aiming to improve as T20I batsman", "lang": "en", "series": "1", "cup_year": "2019", "article_type": "General", "excerpt": "Canberra, Nov 6:\u00a0\u00a0Steve Smith's unbeaten 80-run knock off just 51 deliveries guided Australia to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Pakistan in the second T20I of the three-match rubber and the", "subtype": "", "editor1": "

Canberra, Nov 6: <\/strong> Steve Smith's unbeaten 80-run knock off just 51 deliveries guided Australia to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Pakistan in the second T20I of the three-match rubber and the former skipper is eyeing to improve his record in the shortest format of the game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

With the first T20I being washed out in Sydney, the hosts easily overhauled the 151-run target in the second contest with nine balls to spare to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. It was Smith who powered Australia to a convincing win. His innings included 11 boundaries and a hit into the stands.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Smith averages just 27.48 in 35 matches in the shortest format of the game and the 30-year-old is eyeing to improve his record in T20I cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"If you look at my batting record in T20 internationals, it's not crash hot," Smith said. "I guess you have to bear in mind ... (early in my career) I was batting No.8 or 9, coming in and slogging, facing half a dozen balls tops. It's never easy, so it's going to affect your record at some point. I don't doubt my ability. I know the tempos of the game. I've played a lot of [T20] cricket now. I may not be as strong as some of the other guys, but I use placement and timing," Smith was quoted as saying by the ICC.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"If you're chasing, you weigh up the situation and what you need and what [rate] you need to go at, which bowlers you want to target and just work out the math in your head, and that's chasing," he explained.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"Batting first you have to sum up conditions, and how the wicket is playing, what you think a good score is, and who is in the opposition ... all those sorts of things. I've played a lot of cricket now, I'm pretty experienced, and my role in this team is to fix it if the top don't come off," Smith expressed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Australia will now take on Pakistan in the third and final T20I on Friday in Perth.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Steve-Smith2.jpg", "alt_img": "Steve Smith", "alt_title": "Steve Smith", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "Steve Smith aiming to improve as T20I batsman On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Canberra, Nov 6:\u00a0\u00a0Steve Smith's unbeaten 80-run knock off just 51 deliveries guided Australia to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Pakistan in the second T20I of the three-match rubber and the", "seo_keywords": "Steve Smith", "tag": "", "tagging": "Steve Smith,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "steve-smith-aiming-to-improve-as-t20i-batsman", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "1160", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2019-11-06 15:32:18", "updated": "2019-11-06 15:32:18", "img_from": "Twitter", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": "Steve Smith", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2019-11-06 15:32:18", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2019-11-06 15:32:18", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "england_cricket": "0", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/steve-smith-aiming-to-improve-as-t20i-batsman-53844" }