Australia National Cricket Team batter Steve Smith has achieved a massive feat in the Tests for his team. He surpassed former skipper Ricky Ponting to become the player with the most number of catches for the Aussies in the longest format of the game.
Steve Smith achieved the feat in the ongoing second Test between the Sri Lanka National Cricket Team and the Australia National Cricket Team. The last game of the series between the teams is taking place at the Galle International Stadium in Galle, which kickstarted on 6th February.
Steve Smith now has taken 197 catches in the Tests for Australia, goes past Ricky Ponting’s tally of 196 catches
Smith now has taken 197 catches in the Tests for the Australia National Cricket Team, going past Ricky Ponting’s tally of 196 catches. The stand-in captain for the team in the ongoing Sri Lanka tour picked two catches in the innings and went to the top of the list.
Steve Smith first took the catch of Kamindu Mendis in the slips to send the Sri Lanka National Cricket Team batter packing for 13. After that, he took a staggering low catch to remove Prabath Jayasuriya for a duck to give Mitchell Starc his third wicket.
Steve Smith, over the years, has been a gun fielder for the Australia National Cricket Team. The right-hander has picked blinders in his career and even in his late 30s, he is still giving his best for the team, which speaks a lot about his fitness as a player for the Team.
Steve Smith helps Australia win first Test against Sri Lanka, slams his 35th Test hundred
Steve Smith is having a great time in the ongoing tour to Sri Lanka. Under his leadership, Australia won the first Test by a massive margin of over 250 runs, and he also led from the front as he hit his 35th Test hundred to help his team win the match.
In the ongoing game as well, the Australia National Cricket Team have taken command of the match on Day 1. After being put into the field first, the visitors have been exceptional with the ball as they have put the Sri Lanka National Cricket Team under pressure, taking 9 wickets in the day.
Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon pick three wickets as Australia restrict Sri Lanka to 229 for nine on Day 1 of the second Test
Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon have taken three wickets each, while Matthew Kuhnemann has bagged two wickets. Travis Head also chipped in with one wicket as Sri Lanka National Cricket Team ended Day 1 of the ongoing game at 229 for nine.
For the Sri Lanka National Cricket Team, Dinesh Chandimal was the top run-getter with an innings of 74 runs. Kusal Mendis played an unbeaten innings of 59 runs off 107 while few other batters had starts but they failed to carry on the start.
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