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The Spin | Aiming for the moon: the rise of the slower ball, from Stephenson to Curran

The advent of short-form cricket has pushed bowlers to use new weapons, among them deceptive slower deliveries Franklyn Stephenson’s throaty chuckle rolls down the phone line. “You know the hardest thing about bowling that ball? I couldn’t stop laughing when I saw how the batsmen were trying to play it! They’d be jabbing here or

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South Africa edge T20 World Cup thriller with Afghanistan after double super over

Scores tied following remarkably dramatic final over Stubbs and Miller break Afghanistan hearts South Africa emerged victorious after an astonishing T20 World Cup nailbiter against Afghanistan, which ended with scores tied and a double super over. The Proteas posted 187 for six batting first but a remarkable solo assault from Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who hit 84

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