Pat Cummins vs Steve Smith
Pat Cummins vs Steve Smith: head-to-head — careers, honours, key numbers and why the rivalry matters.
Why compare Pat Cummins and Steve Smith?
Cummins and Smith have had a complex and often contentious relationship, with both players having had their share of successes and failures against each other.
Pat Cummins
Key numbers
- Test wicketsover 200
- One-Day International wicketsover 150
- Twenty20 International wicketsover 100
- Test bowling averageunder 25
- One-Day International bowling averageunder 30
Top honours
- Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy2023
- Allan Border Medal2019
- ICC Men's Test Bowling RankingsJoint-highest for any Australian, fifth-highest for any bowler (914 points)
- World Test Championship2021-2023
- Cricket World Cup2023
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Steve Smith
Key numbers
- International runsover 10,000
- International centuriesover 30
- International fiftiesover 50
- International foursover 1,000
- International sixesover 100
Top honours
- ICC World Cup winner2015
- Ashes series winner2013-14, 2017-18
- Man of the Series2013-14, 2017-18
- ICC Player of the Year2015
- Australian Cricket Team of the Year2015, 2017