<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Australian batter <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/australia-batter-marnus-labuschagne-to-undergo-scan-after-copping-blow-to-his-finger-23325368" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Marnus Labuschagne</strong></a> on Monday retired the bat that he used to score the match-winning half-century in the 2023 ODI World Cup final against rivals India at Ahmedabad in November last year.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Labuschange, one of the backbones of the Australian batting line-up, shared the picture of his bat on social media. The bat looked in really bad shape after very noticeable wear and tear.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Think it&rsquo;s finally time to retire the World Cup final bat ? <a href="https://t.co/X7123Vt8vT">pic.twitter.com/X7123Vt8vT</a></p>
&mdash; Marnus Labuschagne (@marnus3cricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/marnus3cricket/status/1822843539752968408?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">August 12, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<p>The batter took to Instagram and said, 'Think it's finally time to retire the World Cup final bat'.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Notably, during the title clash, Australia restricted India to just 240 runs, despite a fine start by skipper Rohit Sharma (47) and half-centuries by KL Rahul (66) and Virat Kohli (54). Mitchell Starc (3/55) and skipper Pat Cummins (2/34) unleashed heavy damage on Indian batters. Though Australia was off to a shaky start too with the scoreline reading 47/3 at one point, Travis Head (137*) and Marnus (58*) took the Aussies to their sixth 50-over crown with six wickets in hand.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Labuschagne's knock came in 110 balls, with four boundaries. He provided perfect stability to Travis' counter-attack with the bat, holding one end steady.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the tournament, in 11 matches and 10 innings, Labuschagne scored 362 runs at an average of 40.22, with three half-centuries and best score of 71.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Leading up to the tournament, during September, Labuschagne had made a fine comeback to the national side during a series against South Africa, scoring some brilliant knocks to make his way into the 2023 ODI World Cup team as spinner Ashton Agar was ruled out due to injury.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This year, Labuschagne has featured in eight matches, including three ODIs and five Tests, scoring 266 runs at an average of 29.55, with three half-centuries in 11 innings. His best score is 90.</span></p>
<p><em><strong>(With agency inputs)</strong></em></p><p>
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