County Championship: Labuschagne leads Glamorgan fightback towards Leicestershire

Glamorgan players celebrating

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Glamorgan’s bowlers took six wickets in the evening session to fight back against Leicestershire
LV= County Championship Division Two, Sophia Gardens Cardiff (day one)
Leicestershire 285-8: Patel 87, Azad 64; Labuschagne 3-65
Glamorgan: Yet to bat
Glamorgan 2 pts, Leicestershire 2 pts
Scorecard

Marnus Labuschagne took three wickets as Glamorgan’s bowlers fought back late against Leicestershire.

On a batting-friendly surface, the visitors were at one stage 199-3 before six wickets fell in the evening session.

Opener Hassan Azad made 64 and Rishi Patel 82.

But Labuschagne took two wickets in two balls after tea to shift the momentum Glamorgan’s way to justify captain David Lloyd’s decision to bowl first.

That call initially looked dubious as Azad and Sam Evans steered the visitors to 82-0 at lunch.

World number one batter Labuschagne would probably not have been expecting to contribute too much with his leg spin on day one.

But he took the first wicket of the day as Evans was stumped, before…

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