Australia batter Marnus Labuschagne had to wake suddenly from an afternoon nap after India pacer Mohammed Siraj dismissed opener David Warner on Day 3 of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023 Final at The Oval.
During the fourth over of Australia’s second innings, Siraj bowled a perfect length delivery and Warner got a thick edge which carried through to KS Bharat behind the stumps.
While Warner was making his way back for 1, cameras caught Labuschagne taking a nap. He had his feet up and eyes closed in the dressing room, seemingly trying to catch a nap.
However, Labuschagne got up quickly on hearing noise from the crowd. He eventually walked in to bat at No. 3 for Australia.
Here’s the video:
Coming to the match, Australia bundled out India for 296 to take a healthy first-innings lead of 173 runs.
Ajinkya Rahane (89) and Shardul Thakur (51) fought back for India on Day 3, hitting half-centuries and adding 109 runs for the seventh wicket to bail the team out of a precarious situation.
