AUS vs WI: Marnus Labuschagne, an Australian batsman, is now simply the eighth individual to attain a century and a double century in the identical Test match, with a “little bit of luck” serving to him to drag off the distinctive feat.
At the beginning of the fourth day’s lunch break, Australia declared their second innings of the primary Test towards the West Indies at 182/2, giving the guests a 498-run lead. However, Labuschagne had sufficient time to attain a century and continued to bat 104 not out.
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Which different cricketer options on this elite record?
He grew to become the third Australian batsman to hit 100 and a double hundred in the identical Test after scoring 204 in Australia’s opening innings. In the record, Doug Walters and Greg Chappell are the opposite two Australians.
The different 5 legends on that distinguished record are Sri Lankan wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara, Brian Lara and Lawrence Rowe of the West Indies, Graham Gooch of England, Sunil Gavaskar of India.
Speaking on the inning, labuschagne mentioned “Obviously a bit of luck today with that bouncer, he (Joseph) was bowling fast there and it got away.”
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Steve turns into third highest-century scorer for Australia
Smith too batted brilliantly in his 88th check match to tie former Australian batting icon Don Bradman. Only Steve Waugh (32) and Ricky Ponting (41) have scored extra tons of for Australia. Smith was extra cautious, solely scoring 9 boundaries in 179 balls for his century. Following his 145 not out towards Sri Lanka in Galle earlier this yr, Smith has scored two centuries in three innings.
After scoring 215 towards New Zealand in Sydney in January 2020, Labuschagne now has two centuries in as many months. Out of 350 balls, he hit a six and 20 fours throughout his 483 minutes of batting. In the second inning he remained 20 not out.
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