The fielder can also throw the ball to the wicket-keeper or some other fielder waiting at the stumps and they can dislodge the bails on the stumps to dismiss the batsman. Run Out If a batsman attempts to take a run and the fielder hits the stumps before the batsman crosses the crease, the batsman is adjudge ‘run-out’. He can only be stumped behind the wickets by the wicket keeper or can be run out by a fielder while attempting to take a run.ģ. It means that the batsman can bat ‘freely’ and even if he is bowled out or caught in the outfield, he won’t be declared out.
In a T20 match, the no ball gives the batting team two runs and a ‘free hit’. A free hit means that on the next delivery, the batsman can only be run out. Also, the bowler has to bowl that delivery again. A no ball gives he batting team one extra run. The umpire can even ask the third umpire (the third umpire uses television replays in slow motion from different angles to take a decision) in case he feels the bowler may have crossed the line. If the bowler’s foot crosses the line, the umpire can call it a no-ball.
The bowler cannot cross the white line on the pitch. No Ball- The bowler has to bowl from a fixed distance. But if the bowler bowls wide on a consistent basis even in a Test match, then the umpire can call it a wide.Ģ. Even a few deliveries down the leg are considered legit. As Test matches go on for five days, this adjustment gives the bowlers a chance to pick wickets. This is to lure the batsman into playing a shot and getting an outside edge.
In Test cricket, however, bowlers are allowed to bowl far and wide. There is a white mark on the pitch which helps the umpire (who supervises over the game and ensures that the game is played as per the rules and the spirit of the game is maintained) decide whether a particular delivery is too wide to play or not. Wide balls on the offside are a bit relaxed. The reason behind this is that the bowler must bowl within a region from where the batsman can make contact with the ball. Bowlers tend to drift down the leg and have to pay the penalty. outside the stump behind the batsman’s leg, it is considered a wide ball. Wide Ball- In ODIs, if you ball anything outside the leg stump i.e. Let’s go over a few important ones quickly-ġ. There are other aspects of the game which are an important part of learning about cricket. If you know these three formats, you know quite a lot about cricket.
You need to understand these three formats properly in order to learn more about cricket. T20 or Twenty-Twenty Cricket (20 overs each side, shortest format) One Day Cricket or ODIs i.e One Day Internationals(1 day and 50 overs each side)ģ. Test Cricket (played over 5 days, 2 innings each side, around 90 overs in a day if the light permits, floodlights rarely used)Ģ. C ricket is currently played in three different formats all recognized by the ICC (International Cricket Council), which is the highest governing body for the game.ġ. The team batting first sets up a target for the other team which has to be overcome. Each team bats or bowls first and then the opposite team follows. The game takes place in a playground which has a 22-yard pitch on which ‘batting’ and ‘bowling’ takes place. About Cricket-Cricket is a game of bat and ball played between two teams where each team consists of eleven players.