SPD Smith joins the list of captains who have scored single digit runs facing 50 plus deliveries
SPD Smith scored eight runs in 52 deliveries in the ongoing Bengaluru test between India and Australia to provide the 15th occasion of a captain scoring single digit runs consuming 50 plus deliveries. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | BF | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | JV Coney | 8 | 86 | 1 | NZl | Aus | Sydney | 22 Nov 1985 |
| 2 | WM Lawry | 9 | 66 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 09 Jan 1971 |
| 3 | JM Brearley | 9 | 65 | 3 | Eng | Aus | Adelaide | 27 Jan 1979 |
| 4 | HL Collins | 9 | 63 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1925 |
| 5 | ADR Campbell | 7 | 63 | 2 | Zim | Srl | Kandy | 07 Jan 1998 |
| 6 | R Dravid | 9 | 60 | 4 | Ind | Eng | Mumbai | 18 Mar 2006 |
| 7 | MG Burgess | 7 | 59 | 3 | NZl | Eng | The Oval | 27 Jul 1978 |
| 8 | MC Cowdrey | 9 | 57 | 2 | Eng | Win | Lord’s | 16 Jun 1966 |
| 9 | SP Fleming | 9 | 57 | 3 | NZl | SAF | Wellington | 26 Mar 2004 |
| 10 | MG Burgess | 7 | 53 | 3 | NZl | Eng | Nottingham | 10 Aug 1978 |
| 11 | SPD Smith | 8 | 52 | 2 | Aus | Ind | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 |
| 12 | R Illingworth | 8 | 51 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Brisbane | 27 Nov 1970 |
| 13 | Mushtaq Mohammad | 9 | 51 | 2 | Pak | Aus | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1977 |
| 14 | MC Cowdrey | 3 | 50 | 1 | Eng | SAF | Birmingham | 09 Jun 1960 |
| 15 | AJ Strauss | 9 | 50 | 3 | Eng | Win | Kingston | 04 Feb 2009 |
SPD Smith scored eight runs in 52 deliveries in the ongoing Bengaluru test between India and Australia to provide the third occasion of an Australian captain scoring single digit runs consuming 50 plus deliveries. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | BF | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | WM Lawry | 9 | 66 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 09 Jan 1971 |
| 2 | HL Collins | 9 | 63 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1925 |
| 3 | SPD Smith | 8 | 52 | 2 | Aus | Ind | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 |
SPD Smith became the first captain to accomplish such a feat against India. The previous record was credited to GP Howarth of New Zealand who had scored two runs facing 49 deliveries against India at Auckland in Mar 1981.