SL vs Aus: Steve Smith broke the record of Ricky Ponting and Alan Border in a sensation in the cricket world
Steve Smith Created History: While batting well in the second Test against Sri Lanka, Steve Smith has achieved a special achievement. He has become the first batsman to score the most runs while attending the Asian land for Australia. In a special case, he has not left anyone else but former Australian captain Ricky Ponting. Ponting scored 1889 runs on the Asian soil. At the same time, Steve Smith’s name has now been run 1911*.
Australia is the third batsman Alan Border to score the most runs while attending the Asian soil. The border has scored 1799 runs. Former veteran opener Matthew Hayden comes in fourth place. Hayden has scored 1663 runs on the Asian soil. The current opener Usman Khwaja is in fifth place with 1580 runs.
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Australian batsman who scored the most runs on Asian land for Australia
1911* Run – Steve Smith
1889 runs – Ricky Ponting
1799 runs – Alan Border
1663 runs – Matthew Hayden
1580 runs – Usman Khwaja
Smith became the first Australian to score the most centuries on Asian soil
Not only this, Smith has also become the first Australian batsman to score the most Test century on the Asian soil. In a special case, he has broken the record of former captain Alan Border. The border has scored six centuries on the Asian soil. At the same time, the number of centuries of Smith has now increased to seven.
Seven centuries – Steve Smith
Six centuries – Alan Border
Five centuries – Ricky Ponting
Steve Smith is unbeaten after scoring 120 runs in Galle
The second match of the two -match Test series between Sri Lanka and Australia is being played in Galle. Till the second day’s stump is declared, Australia has scored 330 runs in 80 overs at the loss of three wickets. Smith is 120 in 239 balls, while wicketkeeper batsman Alex Carrie is unbeaten on 139 runs in 156 balls. The outstanding players are Travis Head 21, Usman Khwaja 36 and Marnas Labushen 04.
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