Sri Lanka vs Australia Live Score: Australia. Steven Smith 105 (189) Usman Khawaja 148 (214) Sri Lanka. Nishan Peiris 0/95 (22) Sri Lanka
Stand-in captain Steven Smith scored his 10,000th Test run before completing the momentous occasion with a majestic century, while Usman Khawaja reached his 16th ton as Australia were rewarded for an aggressive approach against a spin-heavy Sri Lanka attack on a slow Galle surface.
In 2016, he appeared clueless against spin at the venue. Almost nine years on, he disrupted spin with a wide range of shots
Steven Smith joins the 10k club of elite batters
Shane Warne’s family has celebrated a tribute to the late Australian cricket legend at the Test side’s clash with Sri Lanka in Galle. The first match of the Warne-Murali series, named in honour of the Aussie spin king and Sri Lanka’s 800-wicket hero Mattiah Muralitharan, got underway on Wednesday.
Sam Konstas's was questioned by a legend as Travis Head, Usman Khawaja and Travis Head were all beneficiaries of Sri Lankan blunders. Here are the quick hits from day one of the first Test in Galle.
A blockbuster day of Test cricket is upon us. Australia and England do battle in a women’s Ashes Test at the MCG, while Steve Smith’s men continue at the crease in Galle. Follow the action.
Australia were 2-330 when rain forced stumps to be called 20 minutes early at 4.40pm. Smith (104no) became only the fourth Australian to reach 10,000 Test runs when he played a quick single to mid-on in the minutes before the lunch break.
After reaching the landmark of 10,000 runs in the first ball of his knock, Steve Smith went on to smash a century as Australia scored 330/2 on the opening day.
Usman Khawaja has revealed how Australian coach Andrew McDonald assured him that a lean 2024 would not preclude him from another chance to excel on the subcontinent.