Marnus Labuschagne Taken For Scans After Hurting His Finger In Perth Test vs Pakistan

Australia Cricket Team suffered a major blow after star batter Marnus Labuschagne suffered a blow on his hand during the ongoing first Test against Pakistan. The batter got injured on Day 3 during the second innings of the hosts.

The Perth pitch hasn’t been kind to the batters as Australian batters took quite a few body blows. Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne were at the receiving end of some serious blows and needed medical attention. While Smith didn’t look in that much pain, Labuschagne was in a lot of discomfort.

Marnus Labuschagne was hit by the delivery from Khurram Shahzad on the pinky finger of the right hand. The ball from the Pakistan pacer jagged off the length and hit him on the hand. Physios rushed to attend him but he continued batting with that pain.

The pain seemed to have troubled him a lot as he lost his wicket a few deliveries later. But even after that Marnus Labuschagne was getting a lot of medical attention. With a lot of speculations around his injury, the batter will now be taken for scans.

Pacer Josh Hazlewood gave an update about Marnus Labuschagne’s injury and revealed that his finger looked sore. He also confirmed that the batter will be having a scan. Speaking to reporters, he explained (as quoted by Cricket.com.au):

“He was just with the doc and physio for the last hour just chatting through it, doing a few tests on the finger. I daresay there might be a scan … he was pretty sore I think.”

AUS vs PAK: It didn’t look pretty – Usman Khawaja on Marnus Labuschagne’s blow

Usman Khawaja, who was at the non-striker end when Marnus Labuschagne received the blow, admitted that it didn’t look pretty. He highlighted that the right-hander is a tough guy but him wincing in pain was a sign of worry. Speaking to Fox Cricket, he explained:

“It didn’t look pretty. Marnus is a pretty tough character. When he takes his glove and starts to do that I get a bit worried, because he’s a pretty tough guy.”

Marnus Labuschagne scored just 2 runs in 18 balls. Coming to the match, Australia have taken the gigantic lead of 300 runs. After posting 487 runs on the board in the first innings, they bundled out the opposition for 271 runs and were 84/2 in their second innings on stumps on Day 3.