Marnus Labuschagne Officially Retires Bat that Tormented India In 2023 ODI World Cup Final

The 2024 is full of surprises for the Cricket fans. Many new players emerged in the game and others took retirement. One such player from Australia, Marnus Labuschagne, also officially retired his bat. He played as a batsman in the Australian team.

Read the given news article and learn about Labuschagne’s retirement in 2024.

Marnus Labuschagne: Official Retirement in August 2024

Marnus Lambuschagne announced retire the cricket bat he used during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 while playing against India last November in Ahmedabad. This match was between India and Australia (The Greatest Opponent Nations in Cricket History). Labuschagne scored an important half-century in this match and his team, Australia won. 

One can observe the tear signs on the bat, which has been a reliable partner to Marnus Lambuschagne during the tournament. Lambuschagne used his social media channel to share the image of this bat, now retired by this superb Australian Batsman, Lambuschagne. This image revealed his bat’s condition. Lambuschagne stated on Instagram:

"Think it's finally time to retire the World Cup final bat."

India vs Australia November 2023 Match Details

In the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, India was limited to only 240 runs by Australia in the November title clash. 

From the Indian side, Rohit Sharma made 47 runs and gave a great start to the game in the first innings. Virat Kohli and KL Rahul also created half-centuries and scored 54 and 66 runs, respectively. 

The Australian side bowled well in this game. Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins took 3 and 2 wickets respectively. The start of this match was not in favor of Australia but later they were successful. 

In the second Innings, Travis Head and Marnus Lambuschagne scored 137 and 58, respectively. Both these batters led the Australian side to their 6th 50-over tournament title. The Australian side won this game with 6 wickets. 

In this match, Marnus Lambuschagne gave stability to Travis Head. In the second innings, he smashed 110 deliveries in which he had hit 4 boundaries. He played steadily using his bat, now retired by him.

In this tournament, Marnus Lambuschagne played 11 matches and did batting in 10 innings. He collected 362 runs with an average of 40.22. In this event, he smashed 3 half-centuries and his highest score in this tournament was 71.

Conclusion

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