Cricket

Cricket bowlers use a wide variety of deliveries including yorkers, bouncers, googlies, and doosras each designed to deceive the batter through pace, swing, seam movement, or spin variation. Understanding these…

A hit wicket dismissal occurs when a batter accidentally breaks their own stumps with their bat, body, or equipment while playing a shot or setting off for a run, immediately…

A stumping happens when the wicketkeeper breaks the stumps with the ball while the batter is out of their crease after missing or playing a shot but not while attempting…

A run out happens when a fielder breaks the stumps with the ball (or their hand holding the ball) while a batter is outside their crease attempting a run. It's…

DRS (Decision Review System) lets players challenge an umpire's decision using technology like ball-tracking, UltraEdge sound sensors, and slow-motion replays. A third umpire reviews the evidence and either confirms or…

A Super Over is a one-over tiebreaker used in limited-overs cricket when a match ends in a tie. Each team bats one over with three wickets available, and whichever team…

The Duckworth Lewis Stern (DLS) method is a mathematical formula used to set fair, adjusted targets in limited-overs cricket matches interrupted by rain or other delays. It calculates a team's…

A no-ball is an illegal delivery by the bowler (usually due to overstepping the crease), giving the batting team an extra run and often a free hit. A wide is…

LBW (Leg Before Wicket) is a way for a batter to get out when the ball hits their leg or body in line with the stumps, and would have gone…

Cricket rules cover how a match is played starting with a toss to decide batting order, followed by overs, batting, bowling, and fielding restrictions, all governed by umpires across three…