Steve Smith smashed his 22nd century in the third Ashes Test on Day 3 in Perth on Saturday amd going past Sachin Tendulkar in the process to become the third fastest to reach the landmark. His century came from just 138 balls, the fastest century of his career in terms of balls faced. While Tendulkar took 114 innings to reach 22 tons, Smith got there in 108. Only Don Bradman (58 innings) and Sunil Gavaskar (101 innings) have reached the mark in fewer innings.
In the process, Smith passed 1,000 runs for the calendar year during the innings, notching his second century of the Ashes 2017 series.
Smith resumed on 92 and wasted little time cruising to his hundred, notching the milestone by effortlessly working Jimmy Anderson off his pads for a boundary.
