Aus vs WI: Australian batter Marnus Labuschagne is unstoppable at the moment. On Day 4 in Perth, Marnus joined a very special club of cricketers, who have registered back-to-back tons in a Test match. Labuschagne, who scored 204 in the first innings in Perth, scored an unbeaten 104 in the second innings. This was his 9th Test ton and third hundred of 2022 already. Watch AUS WI LIVE Streaming on SonyLIV & AUS vs WI HIGHLIGHTS on Sony Sports Network
Aus vs WI: Unstoppable Marnus Labuschagne slams Back-To-Back Tons in Perth Test; Joins a SPECIAL CLUB of cricketers: Check Details
Understandably, Marnus Labuschagne is over the moon at the moment. On the way to his 9th Test century, Marnus also broke few records.
- This was the 24th instance in the history of Australian cricket, when a batter has scored back-to-back hundreds in a Test match.
- Only Ricky Ponting and David Warner have achieved the record twice.
- Usman Khawaja was the last Australian batter to score two hundreds in the same Test. This happened against England in Sydney earlier this year.
- Labuschagne became just the eighth player to score a double hundred and a hundred in the same Test match.
Labuschagne has amassed 733 runs in just eight games in 2022
Speaking about Labuschagne numbers in Test cricket this year, the right-handed batter has played just eight games and has already scored 733 runs at an astonishing average of 56.38. He has also stroked three centuries one double-hundred and one fifty. His highest score came in the ongoing game against the West Indies.
Aus vs WI: Unstoppable Marnus Labuschagne slams Back-To-Back Tons in Perth Test; Joins a SPECIAL CLUB of cricketers: Check Details
Australia on top of West Indies on Day 4
Resuming with a lead of 344, Australia took little time to get going. However, Labuschagne soon started to hit boundaries with Warner playing the second fiddle. The left-handed batter missed his fifty by just two runs after being scalped by Roston Chase. After the fall of Warner, Labuschagne was joined by Steve Smith as they both formed a 81-run partnership with Labuschagne reaching the triple-figures before declaring their second innings.
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