Steve Smith shared an update on his finger injury after Australia’s five-wicket defeat to South Africa in the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025 final. The Australian batter suffered a dislocation in the little finger of his right hand while attempting a catch during South Africa’s second innings. He left the field midway through Day 3 of the final and was immediately taken to the hospital. Fortunately, the initial reports were positive.
“I will be in a splint for eight weeks now and I may be able to play with it in a couple of weeks. It will depend on my functionality and what I am able to do, so it was probably the best result I could have hoped for,” Smith revealed.
Smith’s injury did not require surgery, and he is expected to be available for Australia’s upcoming three-match Test series against the West Indies in the Caribbean.
“I Lost Sight of It” – Smith on Dropping Bavuma’s Catch
Smith sustained the injury while attempting to catch South Africa captain Temba Bavuma. The missed opportunity proved costly, as Bavuma went on to score an unbeaten 66 and built a crucial partnership with Aiden Markram.
Fielding in the slip cordon near the batter with Mitchell Starc bowling, Smith recalled the moment that led to his injury: “I was standing pretty close with the helmet on and as we saw throughout the game a lot of nicks went short of first and second slip. The plan was to stand pretty close and I lost sight of it with the angle that Mitchell Starc was bowling and it kind of went inside Bavuma’s hip and I didn’t quite see it until really late and it kind of dipped on me a little bit late too as well,” Smith said.
He further added, “It was tricky, it didn’t go in my hand very well and fortunately there is no break there and it just split the skin and dislocated it which made me feel pretty ill at that stage.”
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