pacer
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The right-arm medium pacer had figures of 5-2 at that point and also took a wicket with the first ball of his third over to make it six wickets in eight balls.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2026
Shamim Hossain and Nurul Hasan have been picked as finishers, while a varied bowling attack will be led by left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman and fast bowler Taskin Ahmed.
From Barron's ● Jan. 4, 2026
It was pacer Asitha Fernando who provided the tourists a breakthrough in the fifth over when he trapped opener Saim Ayub leg-before for six.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2025
Fahima Khatun finished with 1-21, Nahida Akter was impressively economical with 1-19 and medium pacer Ritu Moni was named player of the match for her 2-15.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2024
It would not take such a fast pacer long to get to Milton.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
While Gay generally has a good record against right-arm pace new-ball bowling, his average drops slightly to 29.50 when facing right-arm pacers from round the wicket inside the first 10 overs.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
Each of the four major marathons Kipchoge has won—Berlin, Chicago, London and Tokyo—allow for pacers who can help elite runners lock into a groove and conserve energy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2025
For this event, Nike included a team of pacers, mostly men.
From Slate ● Jun. 28, 2025
When Bannister broke the 4-minute barrier, he drafted closely behind two different pacers for more than 80% of the run.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2025
The horses were all pacers; it was, in fact, a gathering of the best horses in the army, and each man felt confident.
From The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer by John Beatty
