Smith, Warner fail to fire again in Canada tournament

Warner faced two balls for one run as his lean return to cricket continued for the Winnipeg Hawks which beat Smith's Toronto Nationals by 56 runs in the seventh match of the star-studded league.

Smith fared only a little better, scoring three runs from 10 balls as the Nationals was bowled out for 108 in reply to Winnepeg's 164-6. He also conceded 34 runs from two overs in an unproductive contribution with the ball.

Warner and Smith are serving a 12-month bans handed down by Cricket Australia for their roles in the ball-tampering incident during the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town in March. But both are free to play in the Canadian tournament which is not covered by their bans. Warner has struggled for runs on his return to cricket, making scores of 1, 4 and 1 in his three innings to date for the Hawks. Smith made 61 in his first outing for the Nationals but has since had scores of 10 and three and has no wicket for 41 runs from three overs.