Questions tagged [cricket]
Questions about the sport of cricket.
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What were the determinant factors in choosing the weight and size of a cricket ball?
What were the determinant factors in restricting the size of a cricket ball to no less than 155.9g and no more than 163g and its circumference to no less than 22.4cm and no more than 22.9cm as ...
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Former British colonies and cricket
Some former British colonies, from India to Australia to the nations of the West Indies, have notable cricket teams and a significant number of cricket fans.
However, this is not the same everywhere. ...
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How many times has Shoaib Akhtar bowled 160 kmph or faster?
How many times has Shoaib Akhtar bowled faster than 160 kmph?
During the England vs Pakistan match in the 2003 World Cup, he delivered at the speed of 161.3kmph. Is this the only occasion?
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How are new franchisee fees in IPL decided?
When the Indian Premier League was started in 2008, bids were given for 10 yrs for every franchise. I have not heard anything about new bids submitted by the existing franchisees. How much money ...
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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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Could Hawkeye tell us the probability of runs and wickets from a given ball?
Suppose the information recorded by Hawkeye was combined with information about the number of runs scored (including boundaries, but excluding overthrows) and wickets taken in each delivery.
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Law 41.16 Cricket
I would like some clarification about the law 41.16, i.e. Mankad.
What if the bowler fails to run out the no-striker runner?
We have two situations:
A) No-striker manages to be back in touch with his ...
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How to seam a cricket ball and control which way it turns?
I have recently been introduced to the wobble seam delivery and was wondering whether there was a delivery out there that lets the bowler control which way it turns without sacrificing speed. I am ...
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'Cow point': is this an idiomatic term for a fielding position in cricket, thinking in particular of on the Subcontinent?
I've just been watching a T-20 match played in the Subcontinent, and a field position was referred to as 'cow point'. 'Cow corner' is standard nowadays, but this seemed to be in the deep backward ...
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Test cricketer hitting the winning run most often
Which test cricketer has hit the match-winning run most often?
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Can you be stumped if the ball hit the bat or the batter?
Can you be stumped if the ball hit accidentally the bat or the batter before being caught by the wicket keeper?
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How to bowl a big leg break?
I think I have understood the grip of leg break ("two fingers up and two down"), but I am having problems understanding how to release the ball; when to uncock my wrist, where will my palm ...
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What injuries do cricketers face, and how do they recover from them?
This season of the IPL (Indian Premier League) saw many players getting injured and many new players were roped in as replacements. I wanted to know why is it that injuries are so common in modern-day ...
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Bat properly grounded or not behind the popping creass
If W/K gloves lies on the ground behind the popping crease and batter put his bat on it, whether it is properly grounded or not?
Please find the attached image for your reference.
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How many times has a team put in to field scored a century on day 1?
In the current game between South-Africa and Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka was bowled out for 157 in 40 odd overs. Dean Elgar ended the day on 90 odd.
This made me wonder how many times in test cricket have a ...
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Have any other bowlers reached the same test wickets milestone by dismissing the same batsman?
During the 3rd Test of the West Indies tour of England in 2020, Stuart Broad reached 500 test career wickets by dismissing Kraigg Brathwaite.
James Anderson also reached 500 test wickets by dismissing ...
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Most Winning Runs in ICC T20 Cricket History
Which T20 cricketer has hit the most winning run in ICC ?
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Man of the series dropped from the team
Prior to Sam Curran has any player been dropped midway through a series then brought back and then won player of the series.
I'm talking about a player not being selected rather than missing a game ...
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How to understand this new phase format table in cricket world cup 2019?
Recently, cricket world cup 2019 live TV channels are showing this new phase format table:
Overs
India
Best performance
New Zealand
1-10
Bumrah - 2/64
10-20
Kane Williamson - 52
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How to get target score for match in group of 3 to qualify for next round?
How to get the target score for a match if one team in tournament Team A has a 0.4 net runrate while playing 1 match, another team B has a 0.0 net run rate in 2 matches and a third team C in league ...
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Why tapping the bat on the pitch is not considered illegal?
Why does tapping the bat on the pitch (including the danger zone) not considered as illegal but a bowler running over the danger zone is given a warning?
I assume that even if a batsman is "...
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What are the key differences in batting strategies and shot selection between Test cricket, One Day Internationals (ODIs),T20 matches?
How do shot selection, strategies adopted, and the approach of the team differ in Test, one-day games, and T20 formats of cricket? How do they adapt to these conditions and play according to the ...
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How do bowlers adjust their tactics and bowling styles and length when transitioning from T20s to Test cricket
Now that the World Test Championship final is going to be held, how do bowlers who have played in the IPL or any T20 suddenly adapt to test conditions within such a short duration? What strategies do ...
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How to bowl a "Doosra" in the game of cricket?
I have seen finger spinners in the game of cricket spinning the ball both ways without changing their action. How is it done?
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Cricket and no ball and a shot played by batsman while running
In normal circumstances, not last ball or winning stroke, a batsman plays a shot and runs for 1 run. It turned out to be a no ball. Of course, the team would get 2 runs. But will the batsman get 2 ...
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Is there any difference between the size of a cricket ball for men and women in cricket? if yes then Why?
Cricket ball is heavy weighted in both cases for men and women but is there any difference between the size of cricket ball that is used for women and men? if the answer is yes then what the reason ...
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When is a cricket ball dead?
I feel sure that I learned, decades ago, at school that the ball is dead "when the umpire deems it to be dead".
In other words the umpires at the Lords' test (including the third umpire), ...
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Cricket rules to counting runs after win the match
Two batsmen are on the crease, both have scored 97 runs. 3 more runs are needed to win the match with 7 balls left. Is it possible that both could scored century?
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If a batsman is retiries hurt then who will face the next ball?
If a batsman is retiries hurt then who will face the next ball ??? Answer me
