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Test cricket

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

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One Day International

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

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List A cricket

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

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first-class cricket

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

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limited overs cricket

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

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indoor cricket

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

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twenty20

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

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boundary

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

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century

a batsman scoring 100 or more runs in a single innings

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duck

(cricket) a score of zero runs by a batsman in their innings

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half-century

a batsman scoring fifty runs in a single innings

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dismissal

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

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ball

a single delivery bowled by the bowler toward the batsman in cricket

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edge

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

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innings

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

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run out

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

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follow-on

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

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bowling

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

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maiden over

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

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no ball

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

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googly

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

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full toss

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

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wicketkeeping

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

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caught behind

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

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stumping

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

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bye

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

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leg bye

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

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to hook

(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

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crease

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

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leg before wicket

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

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caught

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

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half volley

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

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reverse sweep

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

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sweep shot

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

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wide

(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

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to stump

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

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yorker

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

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batting average

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

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to cut

(of cricket ball) to turn and move off the pitch after bouncing

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