off stump
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Stand-in captain Salman Ali Agha was cleaned up, Ali Usman and Mohammed Rizwan were lbw – the latter on a marginal DRS – and Mohammed Abbas lost his off stump.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Bouchier wafted unnecessarily outside the off stump, Heather Knight played around a straight one from Sayali Satghare for six and Jones suffered a lapse in concentration to prod spinner Sneh Rana to short leg.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Daryl Mitchell was not playing a shot, and this time the ball darted up the slope to uproot the unguarded off stump.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
Then Tom Bailey was late on a defensive shot and had his off stump knocked back by Aitchison's third ball of the day.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
The next ball, to Mr. Butler, was well up on the off stump.
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