Marnus Labuschagne created history, became the first player in the world to do so in a day-night test.

Marnus Labuschagne Scripts History: The second Test of the Ashes series 2025-26 is being played in Brisbane. This match is being played as a day-night test. Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne has achieved a big achievement in day-night test cricket. He has become the first player in the world to cross the mark of 1000 runs in a day-night test.

Marnus Labuschagne achieved this feat in just 16 innings. Labuschagne has scored four centuries and four half-centuries during the day-night test. His average in the day-night test in the six years since 2019 has been more than 66.

Marcus Labuschagne completed his fifty in 67 balls.

Marnus Labuschagne completed his half-century in 67 balls in the day-night test. This is his 25th half-century. Labuschagne played an inning of 65 runs in the first innings of the second test. During this period Labuschagne faced 78 balls. He hit 9 fours and 1 six. Australia suffered its third blow at the score of 196. Australia’s team is 138 runs behind England.

condition of first innings

On the second day of the second Ashes Test being played against Australia in Brisbane, the England team was all out after scoring 334 runs in its first innings. Team’s star batsman Joe Root scored unbeaten 138 runs. This was Root’s first Test century in 30 innings on Australian soil.

Also read: AUS vs ENG: Australian bowlers could not dismiss Joe Root, England’s first innings was limited to 334 runs.

England did not have a good start, but Root batted aggressively till the last wicket and made an important partnership of 70 runs with Joffra Archer. Archer scored 38 runs in 36 balls, which included two sixes and two fours, and this also remained the highest Test score of his career.

England’s innings lasted 76.2 overs. Among the Australian bowlers, Brendan Doggett took the last wicket, while Marnus Labuschagne caught Archer brilliantly. Root faced 206 balls and hit 15 fours and one six in his innings. England are now set to face Australia in the first innings, and the decision of the match is likely to remain a clash till the final day.