Steve Smith announced his retirement from one-day international cricket on Wednesday after captaining Australia to a semi-final exit at the Champions Trophy, bringing down the curtain on a career in the format that included two World Cup wins.

2025: ICC Champions Trophy Steve Smith has announced his retirement from One-Day International (ODI) cricket following Australia’s semi-final loss to India in the 2025 Champions Trophy. Over his 170-match ODI career, he scored 5,800 runs, including 12 centuries, and was pivotal in Australia’s World Cup victories in 2015 and 2023.

Australian batter Steve Smith has announced his retirement from One-Day Internationals. The decison comes on Wednesday after he made his final appearance in the Champions Trophy semifinal defeat against India in Dubai on Tuesday.

Australia batter Steve Smith has announced his retirement from one day international ( ODI) cricket after his side’s semi-final defeat at the Champions Trophy. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

Steve Smith retires from one-day international cricket following Australia's Champions Trophy defeat by India.

Smith told his team-mates he is retiring from ODIs after Australia's loss to India but in Test cricket spoke of next summer's Ashes