Sat Feb 08 01:30:25 UTC 2025: ## Steve Smith’s Double Century Dominates Australia’s Galle Test Victory Push

**Galle, Sri Lanka:** Steve Smith’s masterful 120* (not out) on Day 2 of the second Test against Sri Lanka propelled Australia to a commanding position. His innings, a part of a massive 239-run partnership with Alex Carey (also scoring a century), saw Australia reach 330/3 at stumps, leading by 73 runs. This is Smith’s 36th Test century, tying him with Indian legend Rahul Dravid for fifth place on the all-time list. Remarkably, Smith achieved this milestone in significantly fewer matches (116) than Dravid (164) and Joe Root (152), who also share the same number of Test centuries. This was also Smith’s 17th century as captain and his 7th in Asia. The match continues.

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