a type of cricket match that lasts up to five days between international teams
a format of cricket where each team faces a fixed number of overs, usually 50, in a single day
a classification of limited-overs cricket matches, typically 40 to 60 overs per side, played at a high domestic or international level
the highest standard of domestic cricket played over three or more days
a format of the game where each team is allowed a fixed number of overs to bat, typically 20 or 50
a variant of cricket played in an enclosed indoor space, typically on a smaller pitch with modified rules
a shorter, fast-paced, and exciting form of cricket where each team gets twenty sets of six throws to bat
(cricket) the scoring of four or six runs by hitting the ball to or over the designated outer edge of the field
the act of a batsman being declared out by the official who oversees the cricket match
(cricket) the contact between the bat and the ball resulting in the ball going toward the fielding team
the batting turn of a team during which their players attempt to score runs against the bowling of the opposing team
(cricket) a batsman being dismissed when when the ball hits the stumps before they reach the crease while running
a situation that happens when a team is made to bat again immediately after their first innings because they scored significantly fewer runs than the opposing team in their first innings
(cricket) the act of delivering the ball to the batsman with the aim of dismissing them or preventing runs
a period of six balls bowled by a cricketer during which no runs are scored by the batsman
an illegal delivery bowled by a bowler, resulting in a penalty against the bowling team
a type of delivery that spins in the opposite direction to what is expected, often deceiving the batsman
a delivery that reaches the batsman without bouncing on the pitch in cricket
the role of the cricket player who stands behind the stumps to catch missed balls and attempt dismissals
a batsman being dismissed when the wicketkeeper catches the ball after it touches the bat in cricket
a method of dismissal in cricket where the wicketkeeper removes the bails to dismiss a batsman out of their crease
an extra run scored when the batsman misses the ball and it passes the wicketkeeper, allowing runners to run
(cricket) a run scored when the ball hits the batsman's body, not the bat
(cricket) to play a shot by hitting the ball delivered by the bowler with the bat held horizontally and swinging it in a downward direction towards the leg side
(cricket) a line marked on the pitch that defines the area within which a batsman must stand to be safe from being run out
(cricket) a batsman is dismissed when the ball hits their leg instead of the stumps
a situation in cricket where a batsman is out when a fielder catches the ball on the full after the batsman hits it
(cricket) a ball that bounces just in front of the batsman, making it challenging to play
a shot in cricket where the batsman switches hands and stance to hit the ball to the opposite side of their normal direction
a batting stroke played to hit the ball square on the leg side behind square, typically against a spin bowler
(in cricket) a ball delivered by the bowler that is too far from the batsman to hit, usually penalized with an extra run to the batting side
to dismiss a batsman by knocking over their stumps with the ball in cricket
a delivery in cricket bowled by a fast bowler aimed at the batsman's feet, typically difficult to play
(cricket) a statistic that shows how many runs a batsman scores on average per innings