Overview
- Smith smashed a BBL-record 32 runs off one over from Ryan Hadley, including four consecutive sixes, after earlier launching a 107-metre strike onto the SCG roof.
- A 141-run opening stand with Babar Azam set up the chase, with Smith keeping strike before the Power Surge as Babar later departed for 47 after showing visible frustration at the denied single.
- Sydney Sixers overhauled 190 in 17.2 overs for a five-wicket victory, recovering from a brief collapse through late contributions from Jack Edwards and Lachlan Shaw.
- David Warner’s unbeaten 110 off 65 balls anchored the Thunder innings to 189-6, yet the side suffered their eighth defeat in 10 matches and remain bottom of the table.
- Smith’s knock marked his fourth BBL century and a joint second-fastest hundred in league history, setting up a decisive trip to the Gabba to face Brisbane Heat for a finals spot.