middle stump
Americannoun
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Pakistan's hopes flickered when a brutal yorker from left-arm quick Shaheen Afridi swung into India captain Rohit Sharma's middle stump in the fifth over.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2025
Stokes opted not to review but the technology suggested the ball would have hit middle stump.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2022
Walking across his stumps, Labuschagne was bowled middle stump around his legs, losing his footing to finish flat on the turf.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2022
Nothing especially flashy about the process, landing it in a shoebox ala Curtly Ambrose, but when the inducker came the opener was left wanting and lost his middle stump.
From The Guardian • Dec. 17, 2020
The next ball came straight for the middle stump, but was blocked back half-way between the creases, and another run was stolen.
From Dr. Jolliffe's Boys by Feller, Frank
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