Steve Smith has done it! After being stranded on 9999 runs at the end of Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the Australian skipper finally reached the 10K-run mark in AUS vs SL 1st Test. With this milestone, Smith joins the list of Ricky Ponting, Allan Border and Steve Waugh to become the fourth Australian to amass 10,000 runs in Tests.
Steve Smith joins 10,000 Test runs club
Averaging 55.86 in Tests, Smith is arguably one of Australia’s greatest batters in the longest format of the game. After going through a lean patch over the last couple of years, Smudge finally rediscovered his form in the IND vs AUS Test series. He ended up as the third-top scorer in the series, scoring 314 runs in 9 innings. Along with that, he scored two centuries in his 9 innings.
| Player | Runs |
| Ricky Ponting | 13378 |
| Allan Border | 11174 |
| Steve Waugh | 10927 |
| Steve Smith | 10000* |
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Sachin Tendulkar currently holds the record for scoring the most runs in Tests, with 15921 runs to his name. Joe Root is currently the only active cricketer in top ten highest run-getters in the longest format of the game, with 12972 runs to his name. Behind Smith, Warner is the only Australian who is close to the 10K mark with 8786 runs in Tests. However, the southpaw is now retired and hence stands no chance of breaching the 10,000 mark.
AUS vs SL 1st Test
Smith is leading the side against Sri Lanka in the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka in the absence of Pat Cummins. Australia are batting first in the contest at Galle. Travis Head, who was promoted to the top-order, started off the innings in a whirlwind fashion and scored a half-century off just 35 deliveries. He was eventually dismissed for 57, thanks to Sri Lanka’s spin hero Prabath Jayasuriya.
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