a brief cricket primer
Posted by
mafic
Mar 8 '23, 19:02
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in the score, the big number is the one that matters most. that's runs. the little number is how many batters are out (out of 11 per team).
NZ-Sri Lanka is a test match, which means they have 5 days and each team has to go through their entire batting order twice, or it's no decision. if they both finish batting twice, team with the most combined runs wins. there have to be 2 batters on the field at a time, so once 10 guys are out, team is done. a team can also decide to finish batting without everyone being out (declaration) - which they might do because you don't want to go too long or there might not be time for both teams to bat twice.
hit the ball and it goes over the boundary without touching the ground - 6 runs
hit the ball and it goes over the boundary after touching the ground - 4 runs.
otherwise hit the ball and you can decide to run or not. number of times you run one length = number of runs.
if you're running after having hit or attempted to hit the ball, and the ball hits the wickets before any part of you (bat included) crosses the line, you're out.
hit the ball in the air and it's caught, you're out.
miss the ball and it hits the wickets, you're out.
batter accidentally hits the wickets, you're out
block the ball with your body and it would've hit the wickets, you're out.
batter can let the ball go past them as much as they like as long as they don't nick it with the bat, and it doesn't hit the wickets.
there are some details, but that's most of it.
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