Amazing tale of Marnus Labuschagne, World Cup winner, which started in Bloemfontein

Labuschagne couldn’t properly explain, himself, how circumstances had led to him being on the field, not out on 58, in the World Cup final on Sunday

20 November 2023 - 21:32 By Stuart Hess in Mumbai

It was in Bloemfontein in September when Marnus Labuschagne first mentioned how his mom Alta had a feeling her son would play in a match for which he wasn’t selected...

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