wicket
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That drops to 15.00 against off-spin and 12.16 when such bowlers are coming over the wicket.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
In their first-Test victory, Australia added 266 runs after the sixth wicket fell in their first innings.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Rabada was irresistible, also adding the key wicket of Travis Head caught at slip in a superb first spell to become the fastest bowler to 350 Test wickets.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
"It feels like there's a bit of moisture in the wicket so we will have first use of it," he said after putting South Africa into bat.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Again a whitish object gleamed before me: it was a gate—a wicket; it moved on its hinges as I touched it.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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Chasing 288 to win an enthralling contest themselves, Australia lost two wickets in the first over bowled by Kagiso Rabada and never recovered.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Rabada was irresistible, also adding the key wicket of Travis Head caught at slip in a superb first spell to become the fastest bowler to 350 Test wickets.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Rabada's first spell of five overs returned three wickets for 14 runs as he targeted the stumps with pace and found seam movement.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Having taken the last six Australian wickets for 99 runs in the morning despite Josh Inglis' second Test century, the Proteas began their second innings facing a deficit of exactly 100.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
They were waiting for the wickets to open in the morning to buy tickets for the bull-fight.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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