Australia batsman Marnus Labuschagne, who was ignored at the Indian Premier League (IPL) mini-auction this year, turned up the heat in England's T20 Blast competition scoring a career-best unbeaten 93 although his knock could not steer Glamorgan to victory over Gloucestershire.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Labuschagne's good performance in T20 Blast could pave the way for him to make it to The Hundred competition as a replacement in Southern Brave franchise for either David Warner or Marcus Stoinis, who have pulled out of the tournament.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Labuschagne hit 10 fours and two sixes in his 56-ball innings, but Glamorgan were short by four runs, making 175\/9 in 20 overs as against 179\/6 by Gloucestershire.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Walking in to bat with the score on 31 for one, Labuschagne stood his ground even as a couple of wickets fell with Glamorgan struggling at 41 for three in 5.2 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He, however, single-handedly took his side close to the total as only wicketkeeper-batsman Chris Cooke could star with a 21-ball 26.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I am still thinking about where I could have found those extra five runs and taken the game on a little bit more," Labuschagne told BBC Sport Wales.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I am evaluating that so I know when I am in that situation again I can get us over the line. Pleasing to get some runs but disappointing not to get us over the line," he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I never doubted I could get a fifty in T20 cricket but for me it is about winning games with Glamorgan, Australia or Queensland.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Early on my strokes were not too different (to longer formats) but through the middle of the innings it looks a lot different in terms of targeting the right areas, it is a new and exciting challenge," he said further.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The South Africa-born Labuschagne is ranked No. 3 in ICC Test rankings for batsmen but his performances in limited-overs cricket have not been of the highest level and that has not attracted the IPL or The Hundred franchises. His current form may force a change in thinking and earn him a contract.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2021\/06\/marnus-labuschagnes-93-in-t20-blast-sends-a-message-to-ipl-franchises.jpg", "alt_img": "Cricket Image for Marnus Labuschagne's 93 In T20 Blast Sends A Message To IPL Franchises", "alt_title": "Marnus Labuschagne ", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "Marnus Labuschagne's 93 In T20 Blast Sends A Message To IPL Franchises On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Marnus Labuschagne, who was ignored at the IPL mini-auction 2021, turned up the heat in England's T20 Blast scoring unbeaten 93.", "seo_keywords": "T20 Blast, Glamorgan Cricket Team, Marnus Labuschagne", "tag": "", "tagging": "T20 Blast,Glamorgan Cricket Team,Marnus Labuschagne,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "marnus-labuschagnes-93-in-t20-blast-sends-a-message-to-ipl-franchises", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "2141", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2021-06-11 12:36:41", "updated": "2021-06-11 12:37:43", "img_from": "Image Source: Twitter", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": "Marnus Labuschagne, T20 Blast, Glamorgan, Labuschagne, IPL, Labuschagne IPL Auction", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "21", "jio_date": "2021-06-11 12:36:41", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2021-06-11 12:36:41", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/marnus-labuschagnes-93-in-t20-blast-sends-a-message-to-ipl-franchises-77711" }