Marnus Labuschagne got here on as a concussion substitute to steer Australia to a three-wicket win over South Africa in a one-day worldwide on Thursday, leaving Australia’s selectors with pondering to do forward of subsequent month’s World Cup in India.
Labuschagne changed Cameron Green, hit on the top by a rising supply from Kagiso Rabada, and made a match-winning 80 not out to see Australia to its goal after placing South Africa into bat and dismissing it for 222.
Australia, which secured victory with 9 overs to spare, had been in deep trouble at 113-7 because it plundered early runs but additionally misplaced a gradual stream of wickets.
Labuschagne was the primary ever Test concussion substitute at Lord’s within the 2019 Ashes, when he changed Steve Smith and made 59, and checked out ease when he took over from Green.
Labuschagne’s unbeaten 112-run eighth-wicket partnership with Ashton Agar guided Australia to victory within the first sport of the five-match collection and reminded the Australian selectors, who left him out of the World Cup squad, of his prowess.
His innings squeezed the power out of an excited dwelling assault, who had early inroads because it appeared to defend a modest complete. Agar contributed 48 not out.
Earlier, South Africa captain Temba Bavuma completed on 114 not out to turn out to be solely the second South African to hold his bat by an ODI innings.
Opener Quinton de Kock and massive hitters Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller all didn’t get going with the harmful Miller out second ball with an edge to wicketkeeper Alex Carey off Josh Hazelwood, who took 3-41.
All-rounder Marco Jansen helped Bavuma regular the innings in 57-run sixth-wicket partnership earlier than he was bowled by Hazelwood for 32.
The second ODI can be at Bloemfontein on Saturday.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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