The 38-year-old left-hander and one of the finest openers in Test cricket, Usman Khawaja, created history by scoring a double century in the 1st Test against Sri Lanka at Galle International Stadium, Galle. The southpaw became the only Australian to score 200 runs in a single innings of a Test match in Sri Lanka. Previously, Justin Langer was the highest scorer for Australia in a single Test innings in Sri Lanka with the score of 166. Usman Khawaja reached his double hundred on 290th delivery and his innings comprised of 16 fours and 1 six. At lunch, Khawaja is at the score 204 and if he adds three more runs in the second session, he will surpass Dinesh Chandimal as the highest scorer in the single innings in Tests between Australia and Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. Double-Hundreds by Australian in Asia: - Greg Chappell vs PAK, Faisalabad 1980- Dean Jones vs IND, Chennai 1986- Mark Taylor vs PAK, Peshawar 1998- Matthew Hayden vs IND, Chennai 2001- Jason Gillespie vs BAN, Chattogram 2006- Usman Khawaja vs SL, Galle 2025📷 Robert… pic.twitter.com/wGgDG4SbPj — CricketGully (@thecricketgully) January 30, 2025 The record for the most runs in one innings of Test in Sri Lanka is on the name of the 'Universe Boss' Chris Gayle who scored 333 runs in 437 balls in 2010 at the Galle International Stadium. Also Read | Mumbai's Shardul Thakur Claims Hat-Trick in Ranji Trophy 2024-25 Khawaja Shines with Maiden Double Ton There were a lot of questions on the selection of Usman Khawaja for this series after his poor outing in the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy. However, the coach trusted his ability, especially in the Asian condition and Khawaja proved his mettle once again by scoring his maiden double ton. He started off well with his opening partner, Travis Head, who was dismissed after scoring 57 runs at a strike rate of 142.5. His partnership of 266 off 419 deliveries with skipper Steven Smith made the game for them. Smith not only reached to the 10,000-run mark in Test cricket, but also went on to score 141 runs off 251. After the first session, Australia is at a commanding position as they have posted a huge score of 475 at the loss of three wickets and they will go forward to add some more run before allowing the Lankans to bat.