
A daily recap of five of the biggest cricket news that emerged out of Friday, January 16; from the T20I return of Shreyas Iyer to Steve Smith’s record-breaking BBL 2025-26

In the latest events, Smith has opened up on the drama and remarked that Babar Azam wasn’t too pleased with him.
![[Watch] Steve Smith hammers 32 runs in an over; slams 2nd fastest-century in BBL history [Watch] Steve Smith hammers 32 runs in an over; slams 2nd fastest-century in BBL history](https://storage.googleapis.com/parth-editor/oc-dashboard/news-images-prod/1768564367130_Steve Smith (2).jpg)
Steve Smith hammered 32 runs in an over in Sydney Derby and also slammed the 2nd fastest century in BBL history.
![[Watch] Steve Smith angry on Babar Azam for lethargic fielding in BBL's Sydney Derby [Watch] Steve Smith angry on Babar Azam for lethargic fielding in BBL's Sydney Derby](https://storage.googleapis.com/parth-editor/oc-dashboard/news-images-prod/1768560935877_Babar and Steve smith (1).jpg)
Babar Azam and Steve Smith stole the limelight in the first innings when they were involved in a funny moment while stopping a boundary.

Sydney Sixers spinner Joel Davies jokes about team’s selection headache ahead of the return of champion Australian trio for the BBL 2025-26 season.

Travis Head will be opening for the side as Mitchell Starc leads the bowling attack for the Ashes 2025-26 combined Playing XI dream team.
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Here's a detailed rating for Australia players after the conclusion of The Ashes 2025-26
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Steve Smith hints at early retirement after Ashes win, leaving fans wondering if this legendary era is coming to an end.

Australia win another Ashes series vs England with a 4-1 margin, as they solidify their position at the top of the World Test Championship 2025-27 table.

A daily recap of five of the biggest cricket news of January 6, 2026, from Shreyas Iyer’s spectacular return to Steve Smith’s huge century record.