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inswing

British  
/ ˈɪnˌswɪŋ /

noun

  1. cricket the movement of a bowled ball from off to leg through the air Compare outswing

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Their top order were undone by Thakur's inswing, they have spilled a few catches and the form of Katherine Sciver-Brunt was questioned after a disappointing performance against India.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2023

"Johnson could be the man who wins back the Ashes for Australia, with his destructive blend of raw pace, awkward angles and, when the planets align, dangerous inswing," Saltau writes.

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2013

Johnson's got two wickets in this over with pace and late inswing.

From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2010

Devilish inswing accounted for two lbws as both batsmen shaped to drive.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 17, 2010

Johnson soon made Paul Collingwood his fourth victim, the third to go lbw to inswing.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 17, 2010

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