Usman Khawaja is the second Australian aged over 38 to attain a Take a look at double-century.© AFP
Usman Khawaja etched his identify alongside the legendary Donald Bradman by changing into solely the second Australian aged over 38 to attain a Take a look at double-century. The Aussie opener Khawaja struck his maiden double hundred in Take a look at cricket on day two of the primary Take a look at towards Sri Lanka in Galle on Thursday. Khawaja can be the one Australian man to hit a double century in Sri Lanka. He had earlier overtaken Justin Langer’s 166 in Colombo in 2004 as the very best rating by an Australian in Sri Lanka. Furthermore, he grew to become the primary Australian to attain a double-ton in Asia since Jason Gillespie’s well-known 201 not out towards Bangladesh in 2006.
The others to attain double ton in Checks are Matthew Hayden (201 not out vs India in Chennai), Dean Jones (210 vs India within the 1986 Madras tied Take a look at), Greg Chappell (235 v Pakistan in Faisalabad in 1980 and Mark Taylor (334no towards Pakistan in Peshawar in 1998).
Australia are at the moment batting at 482/3 with Khawaja (208*) and debutant Josh Inglis (47*) unbeaten within the center.
Australia resumed on 330/2 with play beginning quarter-hour early after rain ended day one prematurely. Khawaja and captain Steve Smith carried on from the place they left off the earlier night, combining for a 266-run stand for the third wicket, Australia’s highest Take a look at partnership in Sri Lanka.
The guests handed 400-run mark with an overthrow from a missed run-out probability on the non-striker’s finish, which might have seen Khawaja depart for 177. Leg-spinner Jeffrey Vandersay broke the marathon stand within the a centesimal over after Sri Lanka efficiently overturned an LBW shout towards Smith, trapped on the pads for 141.
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