a type of cricket match that lasts up to five days between international teams

cricket de test, meci de test de cricket

a format of cricket where each team faces a fixed number of overs, usually 50, in a single day

Meci internațional de o zi, One Day International

a classification of limited-overs cricket matches, typically 40 to 60 overs per side, played at a high domestic or international level

cricket lista A, meci de cricket lista A

the highest standard of domestic cricket played over three or more days

cricket de prima clasă, cricket de înaltă calitate

a format of the game where each team is allowed a fixed number of overs to bat, typically 20 or 50

cricket cu un număr limitat de overs, cricket în format limitat

a variant of cricket played in an enclosed indoor space, typically on a smaller pitch with modified rules

cricket închis, cricket în interior

a shorter, fast-paced, and exciting form of cricket where each team gets twenty sets of six throws to bat

Twenty20, cricket T20

(cricket) the scoring of four or six runs by hitting the ball to or over the designated outer edge of the field

graniță, limită

the act of a batsman being declared out by the official who oversees the cricket match

îndepărtare, dismissal

(cricket) the contact between the bat and the ball resulting in the ball going toward the fielding team

margine, bord

the batting turn of a team during which their players attempt to score runs against the bowling of the opposing team

inning, tura

(cricket) a batsman being dismissed when when the ball hits the stumps before they reach the crease while running

run out, eliminare (run out)

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

urmărire, intrare suplimentară

(cricket) the act of delivering the ball to the batsman with the aim of dismissing them or preventing runs

bolinda, lansare

a period of six balls bowled by a cricketer during which no runs are scored by the batsman

over virgin, over fără puncte

an illegal delivery bowled by a bowler, resulting in a penalty against the bowling team

minge nulă, lovitură ilegală

a type of delivery that spins in the opposite direction to what is expected, often deceiving the batsman

googly, livrare înșelătoare

a delivery that reaches the batsman without bouncing on the pitch in cricket

lovitură completă, lovitură fără sări

the role of the cricket player who stands behind the stumps to catch missed balls and attempt dismissals

păstor de wicket, portar

a batsman being dismissed when the wicketkeeper catches the ball after it touches the bat in cricket

prins din spate, capturat din spate

a method of dismissal in cricket where the wicketkeeper removes the bails to dismiss a batsman out of their crease

stumping, îndepărtarea de către wicketkeeper

an extra run scored when the batsman misses the ball and it passes the wicketkeeper, allowing runners to run

bye, run suplimentar

(cricket) a run scored when the ball hits the batsman's body, not the bat

leg bye, punct de picior

(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

hook-ui, lovit cu hook

(cricket) a line marked on the pitch that defines the area within which a batsman must stand to be safe from being run out

linie de crease, linie de siguranță

(cricket) a batsman is dismissed when the ball hits their leg instead of the stumps

picior înainte de wicket, LBW (leg before wicket)

a situation in cricket where a batsman is out when a fielder catches the ball on the full after the batsman hits it

prins, out prin prindere

(cricket) a ball that bounces just in front of the batsman, making it challenging to play

jumătate de volei

a shot in cricket where the batsman switches hands and stance to hit the ball to the opposite side of their normal direction

lovitură inversă, lovitură de sweep invers

a batting stroke played to hit the ball square on the leg side behind square, typically against a spin bowler

lovitură de matură, lovitură în unghi

(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

late, minge largă

to dismiss a batsman by knocking over their stumps with the ball in cricket

a elimina, a lovi

a delivery in cricket bowled by a fast bowler aimed at the batsman's feet, typically difficult to play

yorker

(cricket) a statistic that shows how many runs a batsman scores on average per innings

media la bătaie, medie de lovituri

