off stump
Americannoun
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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
It defeated Ravindra's defensive stroke and kissed the off stump.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
Rana broke through to have Nicholls caught behind with a slower delivery outside off stump and then bowled Conway in his next over.
From Barron's ● Jan. 11, 2026
When they lost their line outside off stump he cashed in.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2025
The off stump was out of the ground, and the other two were markedly divergent.
From The Wonder by J. D. (John Davys) Beresford
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