Australia batter Steve Smith passed the 10,000-run mark in Test cricket as he scored a century on the first day of his side's opening match in Sri Lanka. Steve Smith Surpasses Rahul Dravid to Become 5th Fastest Batter to Complete 10000 Runs in Test Cricket . Smith achieved the feat during Australia's series opening Test against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium in Galle. The 35-year-old was made to wait for the milestone, missing out on reaching the landmark in front of his home crowd in Sydney earlier this month. The 35-year-old went into the first Test of the two-match series on 9,999 runs and, as captain in the absence of Pat Cummins, chose to bat after winning the toss. He came to the crease after Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne had been dismissed and nudged his first delivery to mid-on for a single to become the 15th batter to reach 10,000 Test runs. He is the fourth Australian to reach the 10,000 Test run landmark after Allan Border, Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting. Smith became the fifth fastest batter in terms of innings played to achieve the feat. He is only behind greats like Brian Lara, Sachin Tendulkar, Kumar Sangakkara and Ricky Ponting in the list for quickest to reach the 10000 runs milestone.