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Logan van Beek returned figures of 2-13 in his three overs of seam bowling and De Leede took 2-20.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

The cool, cloudy conditions were ideal for seam bowling and New Zealand's quartet were superb.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024

He would also provide a much-needed fourth seam bowling option to the attack.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2024

But, the Netherlands victory has opened a small wound within their batting line-up that a confident England, on it from ball one, can capitalise on at a ground that statistically favours seam bowling over spin.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2023

Conditions in Dharamshala are usually favourable to seam bowling - more so than any other major ground in India - but Saturday's pitch, on which Bangladesh beat Afghanistan in their opener, was slow.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2023