Watch: Steve Smith survives as zing bails fail to come off its grove in BBL12

On 17 January 2023, Sydney Sixers took on Adelaide Strikers in the ongoing Big bash League. It was the 45th match of the tournament that took place in Coffs Harbour. Both teams were looking to strengthen their grip on the final four positions in the table. Speaking of the match, Adelaide Strikers won the toss and opted to field first.

While batting first, Sydney Sixers put up a mammoth score of 203 runs for five wickets in 20 overs. Steve Smith came up with a century for his side. But, he had luck in his favor as a video of him getting survived despite the ball hitting the stumps has now gone viral on all social media platforms. 

Here is the shared video:

Ball hits stumps... bails stay on?

Steve Smith counting his blessings there 😅@KFCAustralia #BucketMoment #BBL12 pic.twitter.com/ksLRyXRrsN

— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) January 17, 2023

Steve Smith scored 101 runs off 56 balls in the match

Speaking of the video, the incident took place during the second over of Sydney Sixers’ innings. Steve Smith was batting while Harry Conway was bowling. On the fourth delivery of that over, Smith tried to tap the ball for a quick single. But, he managed an inside edge and the ball rolled towards the stumps. 

Then, the ball also hit the furniture but there was not enough force to dislodge those heavy zing bails. Thus, Steve Smith survived and continued his innings. Even, the bowler was in complete disbelief after seeing that. Speaking of the match, Josh Phillipe and Steve Smith came out to open the innings. Smith batted fantastically as he scored 101 runs off 56 balls. He batted at a strike rate of 180.35 including five fours and seven sixes. For Adelaide Strikers, Wes Agar took two wickets for 48 runs in four overs. 

Fans were in an ecstatic mood after seeing this Australian batter score a T20 hundred in the franchise league. In reply, Adelaide Strikers are currently struggling during the chase. In the first 10 overs, they scored 81 runs for four wickets. Todd Murphy has taken two wickets for 26 runs in three overs.