Marnus Labuschagne shines as his mother's prediction came true
Labuschagne was brought in as a concussion substitute for Cameron Green who suffered injury on the bouncer Kagiso Rabada
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The ongoing multi-format series between South Africa and Australia continued with the first of five ODIs. The highlight of the match, despite Australia's resounding victory, was something entirely different. Marnus Labuschagne's arrival as a concussion substitute in the playing XI not only garnered immense prominence but also turned out to be decisive.
Cameron Green was struck in the head by a fierce delivery from Proteas fast bowler Kagiso Rabada as Australia attempted to chase down a target of 223 runs. Sustaining a heavy strike to the helmet, Green was unable to continue, and in almost identical scenes to his famous debut, Labuschagne was brought in as a concussion substitute.
Labuschagne excelled with the bat in the opening ODI of the series, scoring 80* runs off 93 deliveries to propel his team to a magnificent victory. In addition, the star Australian batter came forward after the game to disclose that his mother had told him he would play despite not being in the lineup.
"She had a premonition and was adamant that I would play this game when I arrived. I informed her, "I've seen the team mother, and I'm not on the team." Again, she is correct," Labuschagne was quoted by Fox Sports as saying.
She remained for the duration of the game; what an emotional coaster! Jacques LabuschagneIt is also noteworthy that Marnus Labuschagne was thrust into Australia's lineup in 2019 in a similar fashion. Labuschagne, a sporadic member of the team, was inserted into the lineup after Jofrey Archer struck Steve Smith in the head with a vicious uppercut.
Additionally, Labuschagne repeated his exploits against South Africa in an identical manner. The Australian batter won the game for his team by forming a fantastic partnership with Ashton Agar and ensuring that the game was completed. In addition, he disclosed that his mother attended the entire game.
"Even though I wasn't playing for the first three and a half hours, she stayed for the entire game," Labuschagne said. "What a roller coaster!"
