AUS v IND 2020-21: Prithvi Shaw drops a sitter from Labuschagne; gets slammed on Twitter

Marnus Labuschagne was dropped twice by the Indian fielders.

Prithvi Shaw | Twitter

Australia batsman Marnus Labuschagne was carrying a lot of luck against India on the second day of the first Test. While the Australian batting line-up fell apart, Labuschagne somehow managed to survive twice because of easy catch drops at 12 and 21.

Labuschagne was dropped first by Jasprit Bumrah in the 18th over of Australia's innings, before dinner. Bumrah had no idea where the boundary rope was and he messed up an easy catch at fine leg.

Bumrah survived the wrath of Twitter because of his bowling. He dismissed the openers and hence there wasn't much anger from the fans. But not with Prithvi Shaw, who dropped Marnus in the 23rd over. 

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Shaw dropped a sitter at the square leg which could have been Bumrah's third wicket and an important scalp for India. 

India still managed to keep a hold in the game by picking up five wickets of Australia in just 79 runs, after scoring 244 in their first innings. 

Here is how Twitter reacted to Labuschagne's catch drop by Shaw: 

 

 
 

By - 18 Dec, 2020

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