The first match of the 2 -match Test series between Sri Lanka and Australia began on the Gaul ground from 29 January. The first day of this match was completely named after the Australian team in which they scored 330 runs in the loss of 2 wickets in 81.1 overs. At the end of the day's play, Steve Smith, captaining the Australian team in this Test series, was batting by scoring 104 and Usman Khwaja 147 runs. Usman Khwaja has managed to score a century in Test cricket after a long time, in which he has also done a big act on the basis of his century innings.
Usman Khwaja became the first Australian player to do so after 22 years
With a century in the first Test match against Sri Lanka being played in Gaul, Usman Khwaja has now become the oldest player to play a century in Test cricket for Australia after 22 years. Usman played this century innings at the age of 38 years 42 days. Prior to Usman Khwaja, this feat was done by Steve Waugh in the year 2003 playing a century innings. Usman has so far scored 147 runs in the Gaul Test match, facing 210 balls, 10 fours and a six. Apart from this, Usman Khwaja has now also become the oldest player to score Test centuries against Sri Lanka at his home, in which he has broken the record of Younis Khan who has broken the record of 37 years 215 days in the Test match played in Pallekele in 2015. Had played a century at the age of.
Justin Langer's chance to break the record
Australian team opening batsman Usman Khwaja also has a chance to break the record of former former player Justin Langer in the Gaul Test match. An Australian opening batsman has so far named the record of the highest private score in Sri Lanka, who scored 166 runs in the Colombo Test in 2004, so Khwaja scored 20 runs in the second day's game. If you are successful, then he will succeed in destroying this record.
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