Australian opener Usman Khawaja scored his first double century in Test cricket. Usman Khawaja is the first Australian batsman to score a double century on Sri Lankan soil, he achieved this double century by playing 290 balls. Usman Khawaja was dismissed for 232 runs. It should be noted that before him, Australians Mark Taylor, Greg Chappell, Dean Jones, Matthew Hayden and Jason Gillespie had scored double centuries in Asia, he became the sixth player from Australia to score a double century in Asia. Steve Smith was dismissed for 141 runs. Josh Eagles scored 102 runs. Australia declared their first innings at 654 runs for 6 wickets. Sri Lanka fell 3 wickets for 44 runs.
Sri Lanka vs Australia 1st Test Day 3 Highlights 31-01-2025
