Watch: R Ashwin Comes Close To Running Out Marnus Labuschagne At Non-Striker's End

18.02.2023 - 17:37 sports.ndtv.com

Ravichandran Ashwin, the man who made non-striker's run-out cool, again came close to doing the same in the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar series against Australia in New Delhi.

With Marnus Labuschagne at the non-striker's end, Ashwin stopped short of delivering the ball in the 19th over of the innings on Day 1.

While Ashwin completed his full action, he didn't deliver the ball to turn around and check the position of Labuschagne. The latter took his crease quickly after spotting Ashwin's action. Watch it here: Ash is setting the tone of the Legendary #BorderGavaskarTrophy #Ashwin pic.twitter.com/E2B1fMds3p Ravichandran Ashwin struck twice in three balls to dismiss Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith.

He dented what could have been a really good start for Australia. The guests were 94 for 3 after 25 overs at lunch. Earlier, Mohammed Shami had gotten rid of David Warner with a ripper to provide India the first breakthrough.

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