Steve Smith Created History as a outfielder in Test: After creating history with the bat in Test cricket, now Steve Smith has shown historical act as a fielder. Steve Smith has now become the first player from Australia to catch 200 catches in Tests. At the same time, Smith, who caught 200 or more catches in the Test, is a fourth player in the world as a fielder. Rahul Dravid’s name is the record for taking the most catches in the Test as a fielder. Dravid has caught 210 catches in the Test. At the same time, Joe Root has caught 207 catches in his career so far. Apart from this, Mahela Jayawardene took 205 catches in his Test career. At the same time, Jack Kallis succeeded in catching 200 catches in his Test career. At the same time, now Smith has also succeeded in getting 200 catch 200th Test Catch as a fielder in his Test career.
Most Catches in Tests as Fielder in Tests
| Cricketer | Team | Test | Catch |
| Rahul Dravid | India | 164 | 210 |
| Joe root | England | 152 | 207 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | Sri Lanka | 149 | 205 |
| Jack Callis | South Africa | 166 | 200 |
| Steve Smith | Australia | 116 | 200* |
Most caught fielders (in Tests) (Most Catches in Tests for Aus – Fielders)
200 – Steve Smith
196 – Ricky Ponting
181 – Mark Waugh
157 – Mark Taylor
156 – Alan Border
134 – Michael Clarke
131 – Matthew Hayden
125 – Shane Warne
122 – Greg Chappell
112 – Steve Waugh
At the same time, talking about the second Test match, Australia defeated Sri Lanka by 9 wickets while performing brilliantly. Australia won the two-Test series 2–0. In the first Test, Australia defeated Sri Lanka by an innings and 242 runs. Talking about the second Test match, Sri Lanka scored a score of 257 runs in the first innings, after which Australia scored 414 runs in their first innings, in which Steve Smith scored a 36th century of his Test career. Smith scored 131 runs. At the same time, Alex Carrie scored 156 runs. On the other hand, Sri Lanka’s team could score only 231 runs in the second innings.