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Marnus
Labuschagne, who was ignored by Cricket Australia for the World Cup 2023, is
now making a statement with his willow. In the second match of the series
against South Africa, the classy right-hander displayed a cracking century and
totally eclipsed the left-hander's remarkable century.
In the
second match of the series, Marnus gets a chance to feature in the playing
eleven in place of injured Cameron Green. He came in at number four after the
dismissal of Skipper Marsh. He pumped on the platform set by both the openers
and joined the stream with David Warner to score runs. Interestingly, he made a
statement for the selectors with his remarkable century of 124 (99).
His partner
David Warner also completed his 19th ODI ton scoring 106 (93); he got out
straight after getting the landmark, but Labuschagne stayed at the crease and
stunned all the spotlights with his magnificence. Australia ended their inning
with a huge total of 392 for the opposing team because of the twin centuries by
both players.
Australia won the match with a huge margin
Marnus was
dropped from the Australian team for the mega event this year, which is going
to be held in India, and also from the ODI series in South Africa. He was lucky
to get a chance in the side when star players like Steven Smith and Glenn
Maxwell got injured just before the competition. He did not get the chance to
feature in the first-choice playing eleven against South Africa.
Marnus Labuschagne came in as concussion substitute
Again, luck favored him; a bouncer from KG Rabada gave a nasty blow to Cameron Green on the head. The right-hander came in as the concussion substitute and saved the match for his team with his sublime knock of 80 runs. Now he is the leading run-getter of the series so far, scoring 204 runs at an average of 204. He has also proven wrong the selectors decision not to include him in the World Cup squad wrong.
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