middle order
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Beyond the openers, the middle order is the most settled part of the England team.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
India are likely to field a middle order including three all-rounders in Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube and Axar Patel but Jacks is outperforming all of them while delivering at the most crucial times.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
India's ultra-aggressive left-handed opening pair have failed to fire, leaving a shaky middle order to pick up the pieces.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
Opening batsman Pathum Nissanka, a centurion against Australia, fell for nine exposing Sri Lank's shaky middle order and they folded in 16.4 overs.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
The middle order may be compared to a town of which the opulent are forming the siege, and which the governor from without is hastening the relief.
From The Vicar of Wakefield by Goldsmith, Oliver
