Updated November 17th, 2019 at 13:15 IST

Steve Smith gets lucky with the ball, dismisses batsman in a peculiar fashion

It has been an interesting Sheffield Sheild tourney for Steve Smith already, with an unusual dismissal and a fine on his match fees earlier this month

Reported by: Koushik Narayanan
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It has been an interesting Sheffield Sheild tourney for Steve Smith already, with an unusual dismissal and a fine on his match fees earlier this month. It looks like the buck doesn't stop there for Steve Smith as he managed to get rid of a batsman in a bizarre fashion. Steve Smith, who was primarily a spinner in his early days, got the wicket of batsman Inglis in a very unusual manner. Steve Smith's delivery was smashed by Inglis to Moises Henriques who was fielding at silly point. The ball bounced off Henriques's boot only to be caught by the wicketkeeper, giving Steve Smith the wicket.

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Steve Smith's lucky scalp

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Published November 17th, 2019 at 13:03 IST