Sydney — Steve Smith hit a record-breaking century and took two superb catches as Australia beat New Zealand by 68 runs in the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy one-day series opener on Sunday. Australia’s skipper smashed 164 off 157 balls, the highest one-day international score at the Sydney Cricket Ground, to lead Australia to 324/8. Man of the match Smith struck 14 fours and four sixes in his seventh one-day century after winning the toss to give the Black Caps a tough target to chase down. Smith then took two great catches and paceman Josh Hazlewood claimed three wickets to dismiss the Kiwis for 256 in 44.2 overs. His knock, the seventh-highest by an Australian, surpassed SA’s AB de Villiers’ 162 at the same ground in last year’s World Cup. It was also the joint-highest by an Australia captain. Ricky Ponting also made 164 against SA in Johannesburg in 2006. "I got a bit of luck. I was probably out lbw at one point," Smith said. "It’s nice to get my highest score at my home ground and post...
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