long-off

noun

cricket
1. a fielding position on the off side near the boundary almost directly behind the bowler
2. a fielder in this position

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In contrast, Hope enjoyed pace on the ball, as he whacked Brydon Carse for two stunning sixes over long-off and looked in such sparkling form that only a piece of magic from Rashid could dismiss him.

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In the same over he tossed one wider to force Chase to hit to long-off for 24 and England surged on.

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In a fittingly messy end to the innings, Root dropped Hope at long-off on 73 and then caught Motie in the same position next ball.

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He put on 119 with West Indies international Sherfane Rutherford, who was caught at long-off for 43 at the end of the penultimate over.

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Travis Head hit a match-winning 137 when these sides last met in the 2023 World Cup final and threatened again by hitting five fours and two sixes in a 33-ball 39 before chipping the second ball bowled by spinner Varun Chakravarthy to long-off.

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Longobard long-on

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