New Delhi: Australia’s middle-order batter Marnus Labuschagne picked up three wickets in the first ODI match against England at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. He dismissed Ben Duckett, skipper Harry Brook and Jofra Archer on a pitch that was good for batting.
After the wicket of Phil Salt, Will Jacks and Duckett stitched a 120-run partnership for the third wicket. Both batters smashed the Australian pace attack for plenty of runs and skipper Mitchell Marsh had to turn to his spinners to restrict England from getting a big total on the scoreboard.
Labuschagne dismissed Duckett who was just five runs away from scoring his second ODI century. He bowled a slow googly that pitched on the middle and Duckett tried to clip it away but ended up getting a leading edge and Labuschagne took an easy catch.
Labuschagne gets Duckett for 95 with a simple caught and bowled! 😲 pic.twitter.com/OPLeQ075yA
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Duckett, Jacks help England to post 315 runs
England posted a 316-run target on the scoreboard for Australia after opting to bat first. Ben Dwarshuis provided the visitors’ first breakthrough in the eighth over, removing Phil Salt on 17 runs. Duckett and Jacks stitched a hundred-run partnership for the third wicket. Adam Zampa and Marnus Labuschagne dismissed both batters to put some pressure back on England.
Captain Harry Brook got a great start to his innings but failed to convert it into a big score. He was dismissed by Labuschagne on 39 runs. Matthew Short and Adam Zampa got the wickets of Livingstone and Jamie Smith to restrict England to 315 runs. Zampa and Labuschagne picked up three wickets each while Travis Head also took two wickets in the match.
The three-match T20I series between both teams ended in a 1-1 draw. Australia won the first T20I comfortably but England made a great comeback to win the second match. The third and final match of the series was washed out due to rain in Manchester.
Australia’s middle-order batter Marnus Labuschagne dismissed Ben Duckett on 95 runs in the first ODI against England at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
