India, Jan. 29 -- Steve Smith completed a milestone day in Galle on Wednesday in the opening Test match of the series against Sri Lanka. After reaching the landmark of 10,000 runs in the first ball of his knock, making him the 15th batter in Test history to the feat, Smith went on to smash a century as Australia racked up 330 for two on the opening day.

Smith, who is leading the visiting side in Pat Cummins' stead, combined with opener Usman Khawaja in an unbeaten 195-run partnership for the third wicket as Australia punished a sloppy Sri Lankan side, who floored catches, missed a run-out chance, and bungled reviews.

En route to the stand, both batters scored their respective centuries. For Smith, it was the 35th in his career, which sa...