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Smith Century, Now Equals To Joe Root’s Test Century

Published - 7-FEB-2025 12:36 IST | Updated - 7-FEB-2025 12:36 IST

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On February 7 2025, The second test played between Australia and Sri Lanka in Galle Day 2. The Australia captain and batmens Steven Smith scored back to back centuries in Galle in Sri Lanka and  became the first Australian batsman who scored back to back centuries in Sri Lanka. Also became equal to England test captain Joe Root who had 32th test centuries (highest test century of any batsman). Smith 120 not out in 239 balls of Day 2 stump. 

Smith also reached the 10,000 runs in an international test match, he achieved this achievement  in the 1st test of Australia tour of Sri Lanka in Galle. 

Most Test Century In Asia For Australian Batmens

PlayersCenturies
Steve Smith7*
Allan Border6
Usman Khawaja5
Ricky Ponting5

 

Faster 36th Test Century

PlayersCountryInnings
Ricky PontingAustralia200
Steven SmithAustralia206*
Kumar SangakkaraSri Lanka210
Sachin TendulkarIndia218

Smith And Carey Partnership

A partnership of 239 runs in 331 balls between Smith and Carey. While Smith's superb shot placement and risk management characterized their combination, Carey surprised the Sri Lankan bowlers with sweep strokes. This combination helped Australia establish a commanding lead by surpassing Sri Lanka's first-innings total of 257 and establishing an important edge by the tea break as well. 

The show highlights the strength of Australia's batting order and the important roles that Smith and Carey played in securing the lead in the match.

 

2025-02-07