Example Sentences

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"We bowled very well in the last few overs and knew that 150 was a chaseable total."

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

"Maybe it's about turning those big overs into 15 or 16, especially on flat pitches, knowing that even 230 can be chaseable."

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

Playing on a pitch that looked good for a score of 200 or more, India's target of 172 looked eminently chaseable.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2025

Australia were grateful for Alex Carey's 74, which dragged them from 161-6 to what proved a competitive, if chaseable, total.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2024

Glenn then bowled captain Harmanpreet Kaur in the middle overs and while Deepti Sharma staged a mini-revival towards the close, the India total would prove chaseable.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2022