SPD Smith becomes the seventh Australian batsman to aggregate 8000 plus test runs
SPD Smith of Australia completed 8000 runs in his 151st innings during the ongoing test at Lahore against Pakistan. His run aggregate at the end of Australia’s innings read 8010. He became the 33rd batsman to accomplish the feat in the annals of test cricket. He also became the seventh Australian batsman to aggregate 8000 plus runs in tests. The following table lists the seven Australian batsmen.
| No | Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | C | HC |
| 1 | RT Ponting | 168 | 287 | 29 | 13378 | 257 | 41 | 62 |
| 2 | AR Border | 156 | 265 | 44 | 11174 | 205 | 27 | 63 |
| 3 | SR Waugh | 168 | 260 | 46 | 10927 | 200 | 32 | 50 |
| 4 | MJ Clarke | 115 | 198 | 22 | 8643 | 329* | 28 | 27 |
| 5 | ML Hayden | 103 | 184 | 14 | 8625 | 380 | 30 | 29 |
| 6 | ME Waugh | 128 | 209 | 17 | 8029 | 153* | 20 | 47 |
| 7 | SPD Smith | 085 | 151 | 17 | 8010 | 239 | 27 | 36 |
SPD Smith now holds the record of completing 8000 runs in least number of innings. His 8010 runs came in his 151st innings. Other batsmen who have taken 150 plus innings to reach 8000 runs are – KC Sangakkara {152}, SR Tendulkar {154} and GS Sobers {157}
| No | Player | Team | Oppn | Ground | Mon/Year | Inns |
| 1 | SPD Smith | Aus | Pak | Lahore | Mar 2022 | 151 |
| 2 | KC Sangakkara | Srl | Ind | Col-PSS | Aug 2010 | 152 |
| 3 | SR Tendulkar | Ind | Win | Kingston | May 2002 | 154 |
| 4 | GS Sobers | Win | Eng | Kingston | Feb 1974 | 157 |
The following tables furnish SPD Smith’s career figures, Performance on home soil, away soil and neutral soils, under various captains including himself, as captain and not as a captain and performance in the matches won, lost and drawn
| Opponents | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | C | HC |
| v Bangladesh | 2 | 4 | 0 | 119 | 58 | 0 | 1 |
| v England | 32 | 56 | 5 | 3044 | 239 | 11 | 11 |
| v India | 14 | 28 | 4 | 1742 | 192 | 8 | 5 |
| v New Zealand | 8 | 14 | 1 | 757 | 138 | 2 | 5 |
| v Pakistan | 12 | 19 | 1 | 981 | 165* | 2 | 8 |
| v South Africa | 9 | 17 | 2 | 623 | 100 | 1 | 3 |
| v Sri Lanka | 3 | 6 | 0 | 247 | 119 | 1 | 1 |
| v West Indies | 5 | 7 | 4 | 497 | 199 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 85 | 151 | 17 | 8010 | 239 | 27 | 36 |
| home | 43 | 73 | 11 | 3901 | 239 | 14 | 16 |
| away | 38 | 70 | 6 | 3835 | 215 | 13 | 17 |
| neutral | 4 | 8 | 0 | 274 | 97 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 85 | 151 | 17 | 8010 | 239 | 27 | 36 |
| MJ Clarke | 25 | 47 | 8 | 2289 | 215 | 8 | 10 |
| PJ Cummins | 7 | 10 | 0 | 371 | 78 | 0 | 4 |
| TD Paine | 13 | 22 | 1 | 1341 | 211 | 4 | 7 |
| RT Ponting | 4 | 8 | 0 | 187 | 77 | 0 | 1 |
| SPD Smith | 35 | 62 | 8 | 3758 | 239 | 15 | 14 |
| SR Watson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 85 | 151 | 17 | 8010 | 239 | 27 | 36 |
| is captain | 35 | 62 | 8 | 3758 | 239 | 15 | 14 |
| is not captain | 50 | 89 | 9 | 4252 | 215 | 12 | 22 |
| Total | 85 | 151 | 17 | 8010 | 239 | 27 | 36 |
| won match | 44 | 74 | 12 | 4611 | 239 | 18 | 18 |
| lost match | 27 | 54 | 2 | 1590 | 119 | 2 | 9 |
| drawn match | 13 | 21 | 3 | 1733 | 192 | 7 | 8 |
| Total | 85 | 151 | 17 | 8010 | 239 | 27 | 36 |