reverse swing

noun

1. cricket a type of swing in which a ball that has been scuffed on one side will move in the opposite direction to that of a new ball

Example Sentences

Off-spinner Sajid Khan also took advantage of sharp turn to end opener Ryan Rickelton's stay - he lasted 145 balls for 45 runs - and Shaheen returned in the afternoon session to knock over the tail with a fine display of reverse swing.

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I was just about up to full pace and decided to pick a ball that would reverse swing as a confidence booster, to take a few wickets and get the bounce in my run-up going.

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If he doesn't make it, that could make room for James Anderson, who must have been licking his lips at the reverse swing found by Jasprit Bumrah.

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A slow wicket, some reverse swing and the falling of early wickets - India was reduced to 81-3 in the 11th over - made for tough batting conditions, so Australia still had work to do to earn a record-extending sixth 50-over world title.

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We currently use two balls, one from each end, in 50-over cricket but returning to one for the entirety of an innings would at least throw the bowlers a bone by allowing the balls to be old enough to reverse swing.

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