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Usman Khawaja scores maiden double century in first Test against Sri Lanka

Usman Khawaja scores maiden double century in first Test against Sri Lanka

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Australian opener Usman Khawaja scored his maiden double century in Test cricket on the second day of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle.

He achieved it by taking a single off Prabath Jayasuriya. Earlier, Khawaja shared a 266-run partnership for the third wicket with Steve Smith, in which both completed centuries.

Khawaja became the first Australian to score a double century in Asia after Jason Gillespie scored 201 against Bangladesh.

Before him, only a handful of Australians had achieved this feat: Matthew Hayden (201* against India in Chennai in 2001), Dean Jones (210* against India in the famous Test match in Madras in 1986), Greg Chappell (235* against Pakistan in Faisalabad in 1980), and Mark Taylor (334* against Pakistan in Peshawar in 1998).

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