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Marnus Labuschagne Opens For Australia In WTC Final: Decoding His Numbers At The Top

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Marnus Labuschagne Opens For Australia (Source: AP Photos)Marnus Labuschagne Opens For Australia (Source: AP Photos)

For the very first time in his impressive Test career, Marnus Labuschagne walked out in the middle with a bat on Wednesday (June 11) during the all-important World Test Championship (WTC) final at Lord’s. The decision led many to raise their eyebrows, as no one expected it was coming in a fixture where everything was at stake.

Marnus Labuschagne Stats As An Opener

Now the question of the hour is, has Marnus Labuschagne opened for any team for any county club? The answer is yes, he has. In fact, the 30-year-old has slammed two centuries in First-Class cricket while coming to open the innings, which included a fine 200-ball 111 in May last year for Glamorgan that had 17 boundaries. 

Hence, those who are still in doubt can keep calm. Labuschagne has proved himself as an opener in the past, and he can score big if he manages to stay in the middle for a little while. At this moment, he is batting 8* off 17 balls after South Africa won the toss and asked Australia to bat first.

Labuschagne Needs To Fire, Badly!

Once projected to be one of the best in the business, Labuschagne’s numbers have increased massively over the past three years. As a result, his Test average has gone down to 46.78, having scored 4398 runs in 58 matches.

Matches
Innings
Runs
Average
2023132580334.91
202491746430.93
2025466015

Talking about the game, Australia have got a steady start, having posted 10/0 after 6 overs. Labuschagne's partner Usman Khawaja, one of the top-five run-getters in the ongoing WTC cycle, has been cautious as well.

For South Africa, Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen have taken the new ball, and would like to get an early success in order to give their side a blistering start.