second string

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Uncapped wicketkeeper-batsman Khawaja Nafay is also included in the squad after his impressive show with Pakistan's second string team in the last two years.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

“I basically played second string at ‘SC,” Ardell said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2025

And even though they are playing their second string in the tournament - with star player Cole Palmer not even registered - they are blowing everyone away.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2024

“There’s no starters, there’s no second string, there’s no third string,” Bruener said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 6, 2024

Three span later I was trying to play Waiting While it Rains when a second string broke.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss