middle stump

noun

Cricket.

1. the stump inside of the leg stump and the off stump; the second of the three stumps of a wicket.

Example Sentences

A wild hack and middle stump removed.

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Deep was targeted by Brook, but held his line to uproot middle stump when Brook aimed the needless sweep.

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When KL Rahul had his middle stump uprooted by Josh Tongue, Gill was joined by Pant who played extraordinary scoops and cuts with the ball, and his bat, flying to all parts.

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Jasprit Bumrah's middle stump was flattened two balls later with him backing away and having a big swing at one - a shot that was almost certainly as a result of what Bumrah sat and watched while Siraj was batting.

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Bumrah survived the hat-trick ball then lost his middle stump trying to slog the next.

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