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New Ball Rules in Cricket: When Is the New Ball Taken?
There is no sight in cricket quite like a brand-new ball glinting in the sun — hard, shiny, and ready to swing. The new ball is one of the game's…
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Slow Over Rate Penalty in Cricket: Rules, Fines and Point Deductions
Nothing frustrates cricket fans more than a team crawling through its overs — except, perhaps, losing World Test Championship points because of it. Slow over rates have cost captains their…
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Penalty Runs in Cricket: Rules, 5-Run Penalties and Examples
Five runs, awarded by the umpire, that nobody had to hit, run, or earn. Penalty runs are cricket's way of punishing unfair play — and they have changed the course…
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Bye vs Leg Bye in Cricket: Difference, Rules and Scoring
Every cricket fan has watched the ball race past the wicketkeeper to the boundary and wondered: is that a bye or a leg bye? These two extras look almost identical…
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Timed Out in Cricket: Rule, Time Limit and the Mathews Incident
Cricket has eleven ways to dismiss a batter, and the rarest of them all went unused in international cricket for over 146 years. Then, at the 2023 World Cup, Angelo…
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Dead Ball in Cricket: Rules, Umpire Signals and Examples
Every ball bowled in cricket is either "live" or "dead." When the ball is live, runs can be scored and wickets can fall. When the umpire calls it dead, everything…
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Declaration in Test Cricket: Rules, Strategy and Famous Examples
In Test cricket, the batting captain holds a power that does not exist in any limited-overs format: the power to end his own team's innings whenever he chooses, even if…