Mohammad Abbas Reaches 900 First-Class Wickets
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Mohammad Abbas is a cricket player from Pakistan. He is a bowler. A bowler throws the ball at the batter.
Abbas got 900 First-Class wickets. First-Class cricket is a big level of cricket. A wicket means the bowler gets a batter out.
This happened in a Test match. A Test match is a long cricket game. It can take five days.
The match was between England and Pakistan. It was the second Test in this series. A series is a group of matches.
Abbas got the wicket of Joe Root. Root is a famous England batter. Abbas got Root out lbw. Lbw means 'leg before wicket'. This is one way to get a batter out.
This was Abbas's third wicket in the match. He is bowling very well in this game.
Vocabulary15 words
- bowler
- a player who throws the ball to the batter
- First-Class
- a top level of cricket matches
- Test match
- a long cricket game between two countries
- lbw
- a way a batter gets out in cricket
- wicket
- when a bowler gets a batter out
- batter
- a player who hits the ball
- series
- a group of matches between two teams
- milestone
- an important number or point in something
- commentary
- talking about a game while it happens
- match
- a game between two teams
- team
- a group of players
- country
- a nation, like England or Pakistan
- score
- the number of points or runs in a game
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- famous
- known by many people
Quiz
Answer key
1. Bowler 2. 900 3. Joe Root
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Mohammad Abbas is a cricket player from _____. He is a _____.
Abbas got 900 _____ wickets. First-Class cricket is a big level of cricket.
This happened in a _____ match between England and Pakistan.
It was the second Test in this _____.
Abbas got the wicket of _____. Root is a famous England batter.
Abbas got Root out _____. This is one way to get a batter out.
This was Abbas's third _____ in the match.