Marnus Was Sleeping in The Middle Of The Match, Siraj’s Ball Suddenly Broke His Sleep
WTC 2023 Final: Marnus Labuschagne was sleeping in The Middle Of The Match, Siraj’s Ball Suddenly Broke His Sleep. The title match of the World Test Championship is being played between India and Australia at the Oval in England.
Despite fighting innings from Ajinkya Rahane and Shardul Thakur in the match, the Indian team was trailed by 173 runs at the end of the first innings of both the teams. After which the Australian team came out to bat in the second innings.
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Both the openers of the team were batting, so Marnus Labushen, who came at number three, was seen sleeping in the dressing room. However, his sleep was blown away by Mohammad Siraj. Its video is viral everywhere.
Marnus Labushen was resting:-
In Test cricket, wearing pads and waiting for your batting becomes quite boring at times. In such a situation, the player also falls asleep.
At the same time, many players have a habit of sleeping before their innings so that they can calm their mind. The same is the case with Test’s number 1 batsman Marnus Labuschagne.
He prefers to rest to keep his mind calm before going out to bat and that is why he was seen lying in his chair with his eyes closed at the start of Australia’s innings.
ICC shared video:-
However, his sleep was of very short duration. Because Mohammad Siraj dismissed David Warner in the fourth over of the innings by bowling a brilliant ball.
Seeing this ball of Siraj, the fans started making noise in the field and due to this, Labushen’s sleep was broken.
After this he immediately came on the ground. Its video has been shared by ICC on its Instagram account.
Australia in best Position:-
Talking about the match, Australia scored 469 runs in the first innings. Steve Smith and Travis Head scored centuries for the team.
At the same time, the Indian team was all out for 296 runs in the first innings. In such a situation, Australia took the lead.
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By the end of the third day, Australia scored 123 runs in the second innings and took a lead of 296 runs.