Watch: Marnus Labuschagne suffers Déjà vu as Kevin Sinclair again takes stunner to dismiss him

Australia middle-order batter Marnus Labuschagne had a sort of Déjà vu after West Indies player Kevin Sinclair caught him in the 2nd innings of Australia vs West Indies 2nd Test. Interestingly, Kevin Sinclair also caught Marnus Labuschagne in the 1st innings.

Australia vs West Indies 2nd Test takes place at The Gabba Stadium in Brisbane, Australia. Australia has a target of 216 runs in the 2nd innings. They lead the series 1-0 after the opening game.

Marnus Labuschagne had a bit of bad luck in both innings of the match. He got out for single digits in both innings. Moreover, he was caught by the same fielder Kevin Sinclair in both innings of the Australia vs West Indies 2nd Test.

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Watch: Kevin Sinclair Catches Marnus Labuschagne Twice

In the 2nd innings, Justin Greaves bowled a perfectly good length delivery to Marnus Labuschagne. The Aussie batter tried to defend it. However, it went straight to Kevin Sinclair at 3rd slip. Sinclair made no mistake in grabbing the catch and showed folded-hand celebration to the crowd. Have a look at the video below.

Sinclair catches Labuschagne for the second time in the match! #AUSvWI pic.twitter.com/eSetudELwp

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) January 27, 2024

Earlier, Sinclair also caught Marnus Labuschagne in the 1st innings for just 3 runs. However, it was Alzarri Joseph who made him the victim in 1st innings. As a result, Labuschange failed to come up with a good show in both innings.

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West Indies Outplayed Australia In 1st Innings

Meanwhile, the AUS vs WI 2nd Test has entered interesting mode after Day 3. West Indies outplayed Australia in 1st innings by posting 311 batting first. Later, Australia declared at 289-9, getting 22 runs short.

However, Australia did not allow the visitors to post a big total in 2nd innings and bundled them out for 193. Australia has a target of 216 in the final innings and they have reached 60-2 after losing Usman Khawaja (10) and Marbus Labuschagne (5).

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In the 1st innings, Kavem Hodge scored a wonderful 71 runs for Australia. Joshua Da Silva (79) and Kevin Sinclair (50) also added brilliant half-centuries. For Australia, Usman Khawaja hit 75 runs. Alex Carey (65) and Pat Cummins (64*) mustered superb fifties.

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Australia Needs 216 Runs To Win Match And Series

Among bowlers, Alzarri Joseph clinched 4 wickets while Kemar Roach picked 3 wickets for West Indies in 1st innings. For Australia, Mitchell Starc dismissed 4 scalps while Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon hunted 2 wickets each. The AUS vs WI Test series comprises 2 games. Since West Indies trail 1-0, they need to outplay Australia in the 2nd Test to tie the series.