Published 17:07 IST, June 7th 2023
IND vs AUS: Labuschagne fails to hold even his bat after Siraj's lethal delivery-WATCH
IND vs AUS: Marnus Labuschagne dropped his bat immediately and was seen moving around in pain. Australian team doctor rushed onto the ground to attend to him.
The second edition of the ICC World Test Championship final is currently being played between India and Australia at Kennington Oval in England. Indian skipper won the toss and elected to field first against Pat Cummins-led Australia. Batting first, Australia lost an early wicket in the form of Usman Khawaja, who was dismissed by Mohammed Siraj for a 10-ball duck. Siraj also bowled a lethal delivery to Marnus Labuschagne, who dropped his bat in pain before being assisted by the team doctor.
The incident occurred on the first ball of the 8th over as Siraj got one to bounce more on Labuschagne, who attempted to play a shot but instead hurt himself in the process. Labuschagne dropped his bat immediately and was seen moving around in pain. Australian team doctor rushed onto the ground to attend to Labuschagne. The play was stopped for a few minutes. Meanwhile, Labuschagne survived an LBW scare in the 16th over, which was being bowled by Shardul Thakur.
WATCH | Siraj strikes Labuschagne
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Labuschagne was eventually dismissed by Mohammed Shami for 26 off 62 balls. Shami produced a seam-up delivery, which Labuschagne attempted to drive but missed and hit his off-stump. After his dismissal, Travis Head joined Steve Smith in the middle. The duo is still batting at 37 and 28 runs respectively.
Earlier in the match, David Warner provided a solid start to Australia after the dismissal of his opening partner Usman Khawaja for a 10-ball duck. Khawaja was dismissed by Siraj in the 4th over of Australia's first innings. Warner, on the other hand, scored 43 off 60 balls before he was removed by Shardul Thakur just before lunch on Day 1 of the match.
WTC Final: India vs Australia Playing XIs
Australia's XI: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (c), Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland
India's XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, KS Bharat (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj
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Updated 19:06 IST, June 7th 2023