Smith begins his return to the T20 Canada World League

Steve Smith made his way back from exile cricket Thursday in front of a sparse crowd in a sleepy rural town north of Toronto, where the former captain of Australia competed in the world's first T20 Canada
Smith, who plays for the Toronto Nationals, showed little sign of rust in his 61 innings of 61 balls from 41 balls, including eight to six and six, before to be puzzled and leave the field for a standing ovation. "I did not feel as good as I would have liked, but it's nice to score points when you're not feeling well," Smith told reporters.
The game, in front of a rather docile crowd at the Maple Leaf Cricket The club, located about 50 km north of downtown Toronto, was far from the sacred sites it was used to, but Smith was happy to play again . It was Smith's first game since captain David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were banned by Cricket Australia in March for conspiring to scrape the ball with sandpaper in the third Test against Africa. South
. , did not extend to domestic tournaments outside of Australia and so he was eligible to play in the Canadian league to six teams. The 29-year-old Australian, who apologized for the bullet handling incident at a press conference during which he fell down in tears, said the scandal was not in his mind during his first game. am in the middle everything else is a blur. Just focus on what I'm doing and it's almost like my refuge I guess, "said Smith." I'm not going to lie, it's been a difficult time in my life, no question. But I accepted my punishment, I accepted what I went through and I go ahead and part of my rehab also plays cricket and that 's what that I like to do.
Your team's Toronto blue, Smith's team won the draw and chose to play first. He showed some rust early when he was shot by Evin Lewis of Vancouver who was spinning away from him and was unable to take the hook
Lewis scored the best with 96 for Vancouver in their 227 for four of 20 overs. Smith, who was a frequent hitter on the field, came third in Toronto and played and missed his first ball before finally finding his groove. When he was surprised by Chadwick Walton, Vancouver's boxer, Smith took a standing ovation from the crowd as he returned to the Toronto locker room. "It's nice to hear people supporting you," Smith said. I am grateful that everyone has been of great support since I was here.
Toronto won the match by six wickets after former New Zealand international Anton Devcich scored 92 points they reached 231 for four in 19.2 overs.