Steve Smith scores 36th Test century, matches Dravid and Root’s feat

Galle: Australian batting stalwart Steve Smith registered his 36th Test century on day 2 of the second Test against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium on Friday. With this century, Smith has now equalled the legendary Rahul Dravid and England’s Joe Root in the list of most Test centuries, making him the joint-fifth highest century-maker in Test history.

His milestone moment came when he pulled Kamindu Mendis for a boundary, bringing up yet another Test century in his illustrious career. This was his second consecutive century in the series, following his magnificent 141 in the first Test.

Smith also surpassed former Australia cricketer Ricky Ponting to become Australia’s highest Test run-scorer in the Asian subcontinent during

This milestone came just a day after Smith broke Ponting’s record for the most Test catches by an Australian outfielder (197). Heading into the match, Smith needed 27 runs to overtake Ponting’s tally of 1,889 Test runs in Asia, and he achieved the landmark shortly after lunch, taking a single off Sri Lankan spinner Nishan Peiris. IANS

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