What Is a Run-Out in Cricket?
A run-out dismisses a batter who is out of their ground when the fielding side fairly breaks the wicket while the ball is in play, usually during a run.
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What Is a Century in Cricket?
A century in cricket is a score of 100 or more runs by a single batter in one innings, a milestone marking an outstanding individual performance.
What Is a No-Ball in Cricket?
A no-ball is an illegal delivery, often from overstepping the crease, that gives the batting side a penalty run, an extra ball, and often a free hit.
What Is a Bouncer in Cricket?
A bouncer is a short-pitched fast delivery that rears up toward the batter's head or chest, used to intimidate and disrupt timing within strict limits.
What Is a Super Over in Cricket?
A Super Over is a one-over tie-breaker in limited-overs cricket. Learn how it works, what happens if it is tied, and the boundary count rule change.
What Is Reverse Swing in Cricket?
Reverse swing is when an old cricket ball curves toward its shiny side, opposite to normal swing. Learn how it works and whether it is legal.
What Is a Wide in Cricket?
A wide in cricket is a ball too far from the batter to hit with a normal shot. Learn Law 22, the penalty, and how wides differ in limited-overs cricket.
What Is a Yorker in Cricket?
A yorker in cricket is a full delivery pitched at the batter's feet or base of the stumps. Learn how it works, its types, and why bowlers use it.
What Is a Wicket in Cricket?
A wicket in cricket means three things: the stumps and bails, the dismissal of a batter, and the pitch. Here is what each meaning covers.
What Is LBW in Cricket? (Leg Before Wicket Explained)
LBW (leg before wicket) is a way to be out in cricket when the ball hits the batter's body and would have gone on to hit the stumps.
What Is a Googly in Cricket?
A googly is a leg-spinner's delivery that spins the opposite way to the stock ball, turning back into a right-hander. Here is how it is bowled.
What Is the Powerplay in Cricket?
The powerplay in cricket is a block of overs that limits how many fielders can sit outside the 30-yard circle. Here is how it works in ODI and T20 cricket.
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