Australian opener Usman Khawaja scored a double century for the first time in a Test and set some important records.
He claimed the honor of scoring a double century during the first Test match against Sri Lanka. Usman Khawaja is the first Australian batsman to score a double century on Sri Lankan soil.
The 38-year-old Australian opener scored a double century facing 290 balls.
Before Usman Khawaja, former Australian players Mark Taylor, Greg Chappell, Dean Jones, Matthew Hayden and Jason Gillespie have scored double centuries in Asia. Thus, he is the sixth batsman to score a double century in Asia.
It should be noted that on the first day of the Test, captain Steve Smith became the fourth Australian batsman to complete 10,000 runs in the Test. On the second day of the match, Steve Smith scored 141 runs and lost his wicket.
In terms of innings, Steve Smith has become the fifth batsman in the world to complete 10,000 runs in 205 innings, while overall he is the 15th player in the world to cross the single mile.
