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leg-break
[ leg-breyk ]
noun
- a ball deviating to the off side from the leg side when bowled.
leg break
noun
- cricket a bowled ball that spins from leg to off on pitching
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of leg-break1
Example Sentences
Abrar Ahmed produced a fizzing leg-break to dismiss Shubman Gill for 46 with a beauty although it only staved off the inevitable.
Knight was caught at short leg for 32 off Ash Gardner, King pinned Nat Sciver-Brunt lbw for 18 before bowling Sophia Dunkley with a sensational fizzing leg-break, and Danni Wyatt-Hodge fell softly by sweeping Gardner straight to short fine leg for two.
After the left-handed Shakeel groped for one that turned away, the next ball, a leg-break, spun back in, took the inside edge and was caught off the pad by a diving Ollie Pope at short leg.
Ahmed's second spell brought the special moment of his first wicket - left-hander Shakeel inside-edged a leg-break onto his pad and was well taken by a diving Ollie Pope at short leg.
First she had Raj expertly stumped with a fizzing leg-break before, from the very next ball, Richa Ghosh was bamboozled by a googly that rocked back her off stump.
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