One team will bat while the other team will field.
If the bowler bowls the ball from the wrong place or the ball is either dangerous or bounces more than twice or rolls before reaching the batsman or if fielders are standing at illegal positions, it is called ‘No Ball’.
(a) No ball (b) Wide ball
The batsman can hit a no ball and score runs and also cannot be declared out from a no ball except if the player is run out or hit the ball twice, or obstruct the field. A no ball will add one run to the batting team.
A ‘Wide Ball’ is declared if the batsman did not have a reasonable opportunity to score off the delivery. As if the delivery is bowled over the batsmen’s reach. A wide delivery will add one run to the batting team.
A ‘Bye’ run is scored when a batsman is trying to hit the ball but could not hit it and is miss-field by the fielder or wicket keeper.
A ‘Leg Bye’ run is scored if while hitting, the batsman misses to hit the ball by bat and is deflected by striker’s body or protective gear.
(a) Bye (b) Leg bye (c) Out (d) Short run (e) Six (f) Four (g) Decision change (h) Dead ball
When is a Batsman declared ‘out’ as per cricket rules?
There are 11 ways through which a batsman can be given “out” in the game of cricket.
Bowled: If the ball is bowled and hits the striking batsman’s wickets, the batsman is given out (as long as at least one bail or stump is dislodged by the ball).
It does not matter whether the ball has touched the batsman’s bat, gloves, body or any other part of the batsman.
Caught: If a batsman hits the ball or touches the ball at all with the bat or hand holding the bat and the fielders, or wicket keeper or bowler catches the ball, it is called as caught out.
Stumped: A batsman can be given out when the wicketkeeper puts down the wicket while the player is out of the crease and not attempting a run (while attempting a run it would be a run out) but trying to play the ball and misses it.
(a) Bowled (b) Caught (c) Stumped
Leg Before Wicket (LBW): If the ball is bowled (not a No Ball) and it hits the batsman first without touching and the bat and umpire thinks and decide that the ball would have hit the wickets if the batsman was not there, then the LBW decision is possible. However, if the ball hits the batsman outside the line of off stump while the player was attempting to play a stroke then the player is not out.
Run Out: A batsman is out if no part of the bat or body is grounded behind the popping crease while the ball is in play and the wicket is fairly put down by the fielding side.
Hit Wicket: If a batsman hits the wicket down with the bat or body after the bowler has entered the delivery stride and the ball is in play, then the player is out.
Handled the Ball: If the batsman willingly handles the ball with the hand that is not touching the bat without the consent of the opposition, then the player is declared out.
(a) Hit wicket (b) Run out
Obstructing the Field: A batsman is out if he willingly obstructs the opposition by word or action.
(a) Handled the ball (b) Obstructing the field
Timed Out: The time for an incoming batsman to face a ball or be at the non-strikers end within three minutes of the outgoing batsman being dismissed. If this is not done, the incoming batsman can be given out.
Hit the Ball Twice: If a batsman hits a ball twice other than for the purpose of protecting his wicket, he is out.
Retired: If a batsman retires without the umpire’s consent and also doesn’t have the consent of the opposition captain to resume his innings, then technically he is out.
There are many other cricket laws. Many of the more advanced rules and laws can be learned along the way and are not vital to general play.
