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12 terms
- Death-Overs BowlingAdvancedDeath-overs bowling is the skill of bowling the final overs of a limited-overs innings. The batting team is trying to hit every ball for a boundary.Cricket
- GlideAdvancedThe glide is a delicate deflection played to a full or good-length ball outside off stump. This uses an open bat face to steer the ball fine on the off side between slip and third man.Cricket
- GooglyAdvancedA googly is a leg-spinner's wrist-spin delivery that turns the opposite way to the stock ball, toward a right-hander. An identical action disguises it.Cricket
- Late CutAdvancedThe late cut is a delicate batting stroke played to a short, wide ball outside off stump. This uses soft wrists to deflect the ball very fine to third man after it has almost passed the batter.Cricket
- Leg-CutterAdvancedThe leg-cutter is a pace bowling variation where the ball is cut off the middle and ring fingers to move towards the leg side off the pitch, acting like a slow leg-break.Cricket
- Off-CutterAdvancedThe off-cutter is a pace bowling variation where the ball is cut off the index finger and middle finger to spin towards the off side off the pitch, acting like a slow off-break without a full-length spin action.Cricket
- Off-SpinAdvancedOff-spin is finger-spin bowling that turns the ball from off to leg, toward a right-handed batter. It uses the fingers, not the wrist, and its stock delivery is the off-break.Cricket
- Reverse SweepAdvancedThe reverse sweep is an attacking stroke where the batter kneels on the front knee and sweeps the ball to the off side. It is the mirror image of the conventional sweep.Cricket
- Reverse SwingAdvancedReverse swing is a phenomenon where an old, asymmetrically worn ball swings in the opposite direction to conventional swing, deceiving batters conditioned to expect conventional movement.Cricket
- Sweep ShotAdvancedThe sweep is a cross-bat shot played on one knee to a good-length ball, usually from a spinner. It sweeps the ball around to the leg side to counter turn and length.Cricket
- Swing BowlingAdvancedSwing bowling makes a fast-bowled ball curve sideways in the air, toward the batter (inswing) or away (outswing). The angled seam, helped by keeping one side shiny, makes the air flow differently over the two sides of the ball.Cricket
- Upper CutAdvancedThe upper cut is an attacking stroke played to a short, wide, high ball outside off stump. It sends the ball over the slips or gully area for four or six.Cricket
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