Newly-appointed England Test skipper Ben Stokes was floored by an Australian in the ongoing County Championship Division Two 2022. In a video that has gone viral on social media, the Durham all-rounder can be seen reeling on the ground after copping a nasty delivery from Marnus Labuschagne, who was bowling medium pace on Thursday. Notably, the Aussie is representing Glamorgan in the English county this year.
Durham were 192/9 in the 59th over when Stokes went for a pull off a short delivery from Labuschagne through square leg. However, the left-handed batter failed෴ to execute the shot and ended up edging the red cherry into the midriff.
The 30-year-old immediately collapsed onto the pitch and dropped his bat, moving his legs around to deal with the painfu🐭l blow. Soon, Labuschagne offered an apology before Stokes delicately returned to his feet.
Here is the video:
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Stokes was eventually dismissed by another Australian, Michael Hogan, for 82 when the Christchurch-born nicked a delivery through to wicketkeeper Chris Cooke.
Not to mention, the England Test captain has been in remarkable form since his appointment. Last week, Stokes scripted history after he smashed a belligerent 88-ball 161 against Worcestershire.
In the game, Durham were bundled out for 311, with Glamorgan losing two scalps before stumps was called in at Chester-le-Street. Labuschagne is unbeaten on 16 , with Glamorgan captain David Lloyd not out at the other end on 8 runs.
Meanwhile, Labuschagne has been contributing outstandingly with the ball for Glamorgan this season, with 🐬his medium pace as well as the leg spin. So far, the Queenslander has ta💛ken seven wickets at 36.00 and a strike rate of 56.4.
