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Aug 15, 2024

Cricket physics: Wind tunnel experiments reveal why bowling with a near horizontal arm makes for tough batting

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Key to winning a cricket match is tricking the other team’s batters—no small feat, as bowlers bowl cricket balls nearly 100 miles per hour. In recent years, a bowling technique that has become popular involves keeping the arm almost entirely horizontal during delivery, notably used by Sri Lankan stars Lasith Malinga and Matheesha Pathirana. The aerodynamics of such deliveries have perplexed sports physicists.

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