Australia’s renowned cricketer Steve Smith achieved becoming the only active batter to score the most Test hundreds overseas on Friday. He accomplished this during the second test match against Sri Lanka in Galle by surpassing the famous record held by Virat Kohli. The Australian batter scored his 36th Test century and surpassed the record set by the Indian batting star, which he set after scoring a century in Perth in November.
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Smith has now scored 17 away Test hundreds compared to 16 for Kohli. He was not out at 120 when Australia declared to lead by 73 with an innings total of 330 for 3 at the end of the day’s play.
He achieved the milestone on Day 2 of the second test match against Sri Lanka by scoring a four off Kamindu Mendis which brought up Smith’s seventh Test century in the sub-continent.
Smith’s 18 puts him at the top of the list for most Test centuries scored away from the stomping ground. Kohli follows with 17 away Test centuries and Joe Root with 15, Kane Williamson with 11 and Harry Brook with 7.
“Smith is now in fourth position considering all time Test century makers along with Root and Dravid with 36 fifties to his name. His next target will be Sangakkara’s 38 Test centuries.”
“Smith hit his 36th Test hundred during his 206th innings. He is now second behind Ricky Ponting who’s hit 36 hundreds in 200 innings. He scored his latest century on Friday off 191 balls, hitting 9 fours and a six. ”
“Smith was almost out in the first ball he faced. He was given out LBW in which the DRS also wasn’t in support as the ball was going over leg stump. He also overturned another LBW decision on 23 runs where he was outside the line of the off stump. After a long slump of 12 matches and 23 innings without a century, he now has 4 in his last 5 outings.” For more imformation regarding to sports you can click here
“Carey kept wicket and scored his Test number 2 hundred at a strike rate of 118. He was on 139 runs at stumps after the 4th wicket partnership had reached 239 runs without losing a wicket.”