Steve Smith’s superb semi-final hundred against India | CWC 2015

Australia’s Steve Smith dominated with the bat as the hosts went on to beat India and reach the Cricket World Cup 2015 final.

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[Applause] what a stroke what a stroke stand still and watch the ball on the blade of the bat we saw the maker name there wasn’t a lot of foot movement but it was more the backat to see his feet just stand there just swung through the line didn’t try and overit it excellent stroke and that’s a shot from the man in form and trusting the conditions too in the air but hit the Gap and that’s the shorter side we dead there for four his heart in his mouth for a little while let’s just have a look at the air went the air but wide of the man that’s the key and this outfi is very very quick not as Adept as at moving the ball around great shot through midwicket picked up the short ball superbly well punished it to the midwicket boundary good shot from Steve Smith was was wide wasn’t it so he had the angle to freeze arms kept it on the ground probably wasn’t high enough I it was about chest high if he’s going to ball the short one yet it’s got to be up shoulder he and control beautifully talked about the stands having a subcontinent play but this Outfield is very very subcontinent and that’s four more there’s a third boundary in the over he’s getting a move on that sticks all right seems to come off the face pretty pretty nicely two short balls in the over from yov and both have been d superbly well Smith really making a statement there well it’s not short enough again is it especially after the rains oh another one great shot racing to the square leg boundary again finally has no chance they Mark now the head there a lot of in between deliveries it’s not really a bouncer head H it’s chest H allow Smith to get on top of it roll his wrists and he’s played three superb pull shots in this over other guys making it look easy another pull shot from Smith thid Wicket for four that’s the hospitality ball 220 CR and that’s 50 up for Steven Smith it’s been a fantastic summer he’s getting a bit of RSI from Raising that back for his Milestones but a fantastic knock time to B here as well after 19 100 for one the Australians 10th over of the Innings last of the power play brilliant fantastic batting good work and power and picking up length picked up length when you’re in Nick when the bowler lets the ball go and Steve Smith is in Nick wasn’t that short at all I know a lot of batsmen that would have played the forward defense to that brilliant little skip that’s all it takes to get to the pitch of the ball and once you’re there when he got his hands and ah you can do almost anything 143 for one straight down the ground is always a beautiful shot to watch all also an indicator that you’re having a good day this looks like it’s going to be a good innings for more just knows exactly where the field is look how beautifully he played he knew fin leg was in F been ready Wicked to Wicket and Smith just making a making himself a boundary using the crease got in front of the stumps just maneuvering it if you don’t want to miss that either there’s nobody there and it doesn’t matter even if there was somebody and Steve Smith’s on 96 here that’ll be 100 for Steve Smith not for the first time and something tells me not for the last it’s been an absolutely brined he’s just walked into at the L fall of David Warner’s Wicket with an uncertain F and taken control 100 from 89 balls it’s 181 for one