Usman Khawaja had the time of his life with the bat in the first Test against Sri Lanka notching up his maiden double century. In the process, he also broke Sachin Tendulkar's long-standing record in the island nation before being dismissed for 232 runs.

Steve Smith and Usman Khawaja kick off the Test series in Sri Lanka with unbeaten centuries on day one in Galle.

Usman Khawaja scored an impressive double century in the first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle. Chankesh Rao Updated : Jan 30, 2025, 03:42 PM IST In the first Test match against Sri Lanka, Usman Khawaja scored his first double century,

GALLE: Opener Usman Khawaja hit his first double century in Test cricket to steer Australia to 475-3 by Thursday lunch on day two of the opening match against Sri Lanka. Khawaja and debutant Josh Inglis, with a whirlwind 44, were batting at the break in a partnership of 74.

Khawaja joins Donald Bradman as the only two Australians over the age of 38 to hit a double century. It was a slightly smaller Galle crowd to the one that attended day one to see Steve Smith pass 10,000 runs, but the punters nevertheless rose to applaud Khawaja’s double-century under the historic city’s clearest skies of the week.

Australia opener Usman Khawaja scored his maiden double century in the longest format of the game during the first session of the second day of the ongoing first Test against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium on Thursday.