Questions tagged [cricket]
Questions about the sport of cricket.
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Does the batsman get runs on No ball when the team requires only 1 run to win?
Suppose, A batsman is on strike with 98 runs. The scores are level so the batting team requires only 1 run to win. Now suppose in the next ball, the bowler bowls a No ball and the batsman hits FOUR or ...
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What is the procedure to become a Cricket Umpire?
In cricket how does someone become an umpire at international level? Is there some procedure for this? How are they selected and what is the criteria for this?
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How the Net RunRate for each team is calculated in IPL?
A team's net run rate is calculated by deducting from the average runs
per over scored by that team throughout the season, the average runs
per over scored against that team throughout the season. ...
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What is the difference between balls in Test and ODI Cricket?
In Test Cricket, the red colored ball is used while in ODI and T20I, the white colored ball is used. What is the difference between these balls(apart from color)? Why are different balls used in ...
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Who is run out if both batsmen are out of their grounds?
See following image. Who is Run-out?
A is crossed the crease and B is crossed half of the pitch. Run-out happening in B's side. Then who is out? A or B?
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How is the Net Run Rate calculated in ICC World Twenty 20 events?
I have some doubts regarding net run rate in the ongoing ICC world twenty 20 2014 event.It takes a while to read so please don't hesitate and give me a solution regarding this.
My doubt is that in ...
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In which game was a limited overs innings declared to prevent an opponent from qualifying?
I recall reading about a limited overs tournament, in which if teams had equal points after the the league stage, the qualification for next round would be based on batting run rate only (or maybe, it ...
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Rules for hat-trick while bowling
I define a hat-trick as "three successes of the same kind".
If a bowler bowls a wide ball/dead ball in between consecutive wickets
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W W Wd W
Will it be a hat-trick wicket?
What about the ...
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Man of the Match award for two players
Is it possible to give player of the match award to more than one player, when the stats and performances of more than one player (from the same team) equals the same?
If yes, any history for the ...
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How are the age restrictions followed by ICC for under 19 cricket tournaments?
I have some doubts under this topic,
Can a player aged 19 play under 19 international cricket match?
(Since 19 is not under 19)
Consider a player having birthday during the series/tournament. How
the ...
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Cricket ground specifications
Is it necessary that an International cricket ground should has the
boundary line in circle shape?Is it allowed by ICC to make it a
square or ellipse or any other?
What is the minimum and maximum area ...
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Do the laws of cricket allow running on the last ball, even after winning?
Say, teamA score is 368 (369 to win), and teamB is batting at 368 (or 366). One run (or 3 runs) will make them win. The batsman hits the ball for a six, so score is 374 (or 372) which is more than the ...
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Why are left arm spinners called differently?
Right arm spinners are either off spinners or leg spinners. But left arm spinners are refered to as chinaman and orthodox. They are never refered to as off spinners or leg spinners. Why are left arm ...
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When is the new ball due for all forms of cricket?
Is there a standard time fixed in Test, ODI and T20 formats of Cricket, when a fielding side captain can ask for a new ball?
If the captain of the fielding side doesn't ask for a new ball, will he be ...
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Is a "switch bowling" action legal in cricket?
In the current era of cricket, we see batsmen using switch hits to play a ball. That is, while playing a ball they change their batting side (left to right handed and vice versa) just before the ball ...
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Do batting scores in abandoned matches still count for your career stats?
In the most recent T20I between England and New Zealand, only two balls were bowled before the match was called off.
However, in that time, Lumb scored two runs, and then was caught behind.
Does ...
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What is the minimum over-rate?
We can see many times, the captains and the players of the bowling team were suspended for slow over-rates.
How the over-rate for a fielding team is calculated?
Is it vary between different forms of ...
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Can a bowler bowl a six?
Imagine a very fast bowler. The ball pitches, is missed by the batsman, is missed by the wicket keeper, and flies over the boundary. How much runs/extras?
Imagine a very fast bowler. The ball doesn't ...
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If a batsman get bowled on free hit and ball goes to boundary, will 4 runs be added or not?
If a batsman get bowled on free hit and ball goes to boundary, will four runs be added or not? Is there any rule about this?
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Cap colour in IPL
If a player is the highest run scorer and at the same time is the highest wicket taker in IPL, which colour cap would he wear?
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How do I calculate the run rate in cricket?
I know the run rate is calculated by dividing the number of runs scored by number of overs.
How do I calculate the run rate midway through an over? If say a team scores 223 runs in 43.5 overs, what ...
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Calculation of bowling strike rate
Batting strike rate is calculated as (No. of runs / No. of balls faced) * 100.
How is bowling strike rate calculated?
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When can a batsman change from batting left handed to right handed?
Some shots in one-day or Twenty 20 cricket involve the batsman changing stance to play a shot (e.g. reverse sweep), but are there any provisions in cricket laws that allow the umpire to decide when ...
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What are the reasons that cricket is not included in the Olympics? [closed]
I found online that it was last played in the 1900 Olympics. It hasn't been played since. What are the reasons that cricket is no longer included as an Olympic sport?
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Is there any term used for multiple hat tricks?
If a bowler takes more than three sequential wickets (say six wickets) in one over, would this be called as two hat-tricks or does this feat, however unlikely, has a different name?
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What is the rule when the ball touches both the bat and the batsman's body?
If a ball bowled to a batsman hits the bat first and then hits the pad/any part of the batsman's body, what is the rule on getting runs or boundaries or catch at this situation?
If a ball bowled to a ...
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What is the difference between "retired out" and "retired not out" in cricket?
I have seen the terms on scoreboard like: "retired out" or "retired not out". What does it mean and what is the different between there?
Reference:
Mohammad Hafeez was retired out in ICC Champions ...
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Which of these situations are a catch?
Will the batsman be dismissed as caught is each of the below scenario:
If the ball hits the arm pad of the batsman and is caught by the fielder.
If the ball hits the leg pad first, then hits the bat ...
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How is the net run rate calculated if the match stopped due to rain?
Here we already discussed how the net run rate is calculated.
If the match gets stopped due to rain, then how is the NRR calculated?
Consider both of these situations:
Match stopped due to rain, ...
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What is Associate Member in Cricket?
I have heard there are some countries in Cricket which are called as Associate countries (or members) So what is Associate member in Cricket? What criteria do they have to maintain?
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Hat-trick rules for different match/innings
If a bowler takes wicket in the last ball of an over and takes other two wickets in the first two balls of the next over then it is considered as Hat-trick.
But what if a bowler takes last two ...
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Is it a runout if both the batsmen have reached the same end and at the same end the stump is broken?
The situation is as below:
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stump |batsmen2
broken|batsmen1
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Is it a runout in the above situation?
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In cricket, in UDRS screen, if the ball hits the wicket, then why is not out still given?
In cricket, in UDRS screen, if the ball hits the wicket, then why is not out still given?
I saw this situation so many times happened; bowler appealed for UDRS for LBW,
in UDRS it shows ball hits the ...
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How is the WASP calculated in cricket?
We know that in the first innings the predicted score and in the second innings the predicted winning percentage will be calculated in the WASP.
But there is only one formula for calculating both ...
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Is this a dismissal by hit wicket?
Consider the following situation,
A batsman's bat breaks while hitting the ball after which a piece of the
bat flies in the air, hits the stumps and the bails fall down.
Is this a dismissal by ...
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How much do IPL players get paid if they don't play all games in a season?
Two players in IPL 6 (2013), Ricky Ponting and Glen Maxwell, were bought in the player auction for large sums (Ponting close to half a million and Maxwell over 1 million dollars).
Neither of these ...
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How is a pitch supporting fast bowlers or spin bowlers?
I've heard some pitches will support only fast bowlers and some pitches only spin bowlers. What is the mechanism behind this? How can a pitch support either one? What will be difference between these ...
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Responsibility of the batsman to be ready for the bowler
Is there a rule that states that a batsman must be ready for the bowler, or is it just good etiquette? I'm not referring to waiting for a new bat to come in after a wicket has fallen. I'm talking ...
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Who is the Third Umpire?
For an international cricket match, there should be a TV umpire, a Match referee, and a Reserve umpire along with two umpires on the field,
Who is the third umpire of the above?
What are the ...
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Ball hitting helmet - change of strike?
It's the last ball of the over. The ball hits the helmet kept behind the keeper. 5 runs will be awarded, but my question here is, will the same batsman face the first ball of the next over?
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Is this a run out?
If a batsman hits the ball inside the ground and begins running between the wickets and now the ball is thrown back to the Fielder/Bowler/WK(FBWK)
If the FBWK catches the ball in one hand and hits ...
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What is use of old cricket ball?
When umpire change the cricket ball, was the old ball thrown as waste or keep for reuse?
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How is a batsman not out when the wicket is put down and they don't have their bat or body grounded inside the crease?
When running between the wickets, a batsman may be run out if they haven't "made their ground" before a fielder throws the ball, or uses their hand holding the ball, to dislodge the bails. Effectively ...
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Can I place fielders wherever I want?
Can I place more than 2 midoffs or 3-4 silly points in cricket? I have seen no match with such fieldings? But there are no rules against it.
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Highest runs that a batsman can score in an over?
Assuming there are no overthrows and no extras (like no-balls, wide balls, etc), what is the highest a batsman score in an over?
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If the ball first hits the bat, then the helmet and goes for a ...
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How are IPL players paid?
In the Indian Premier League, the players are auctioned to the different teams and their salaries depends on the auction amount. But who pays them, does the IPL administration pay them or do the team ...
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Rules for Orange and Purple Caps in IPL
In IPL, Orange and Purple caps are awarded to the highest run scorer and highest wicket taker.
I have three questions on this topic.
If more than one player has equal stats (highest runs or wickets),...
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What will happen when the batsman or bowler gets injured in super-over?
Three players from the batting side will be selected to bat in the
super-over. If the batting side loses two wickets, their innings
will end. One player from the fielding team will be selected for ...
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Why are 5 runs awarded if the ball hits the helmet? [closed]
Why are 5 runs awarded if the ball hits the helmet behind the wicket-keeper?
Is it mandatory to keep helmet in ground? To avoid 5 extra runs, can fielding team keep the helmet outside the ground?
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Super over for super over
If the runs scored in a super over by two teams were level, how will the winning side be determined?
E.g. Team A scored 10 runs in 6 balls and Team B scored 10 runs in 5/6 balls with two wickets lost;...
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