Labuschagne continues brilliant pink-ball Test run at The Gabba

Brisbane [Australia], December 5 (ANI): Australian batter Marnus Labuschagne made history, becoming the first batter to cross the 1,000 run mark in the pink-ball, day-night Test match history.

Labuschagne, who had nine and 51* while chasing 205 at Perth during the first Test, continued his fine run of form with a fluent 65 in 78 balls, with nine fours and a six, at a strike rate of over 83.

The Aussie batting star is the most prolific batter in pink-ball Test history, with 1,023 runs in 10 Tests and 16 innings at an average of 63.93, with four centuries and five fifties and a best score of 163. At second place is Steve Smith, his teammate and a long-time batting partner, with 876 runs in 14 Tests at an average of 38.08, including a century and six fifties in 25 innings, with a best score