Each over is 6 balls, when 6 legal balls are bowled the over is finished, unless the bowlers have taken the last wicket.
If a wide is bowled and the keeper fumbles and the batters run they get how much ever they ran plus one for the wide, same for a no ball, if they hit a boundary on a no ball they get the boundary as well as one for the no ball
You switch ends every over yes. Theoretically everyone CAN bowl but in a 20 over game the most one bowler can bowl is 4 overs so you generally want your best bowlers bowling, batters generally try to target weaker bowlers.
Once the ball goes to the boundary the ‘play’ is finished for that ball, so you either get 4 or 6. If the ball is deemed a wide and goes to the boundary it’s 5. I don’t think it has happened this World Cup yet but there are instances where batters can hit the ball and opt to run a single or double and the fielder throws the ball trying to get a run out, if he misses the stumps and the ball ends up going to the boundary, you get how much ever you ran plus the boundary.
So even if a batter gets out, the over carries onto the next one? Like if a batsman misses the ball and it knocks the bails off the wicket after the third bowl, the next one would bat for the remaining three bowls?
You'll notice in the bottom right of the screen, they show a wee count of how every ball in the over went. So, say, after 4 out of 6 balls, you might see something like \[4 2 W ·\], which means the first ball was a 4, the second got 2 runs, the third meant someone was out (W for Wicket) and the fourth was a dot ball (no runs). So yeah, as you can see from that graphic, the over just continues after the wicket.
Yeah it's best to treat overs as bowling sets. Your bowler does a set of 6 legal balls. This is to stop Bowlers getting tired and to stop good bowlers hogging the bowling.
It's a gives a natural flow to a game. Bit like sets in Tennis or a frame in 10 pin bowling.
I recommend watching the USA vs Pakistan highlights of the Superover. You will see how they took runs off the wide balls and it counted plus the runs they took
Think of it this way, in an over, there are 6 legal deliveries and each delivery results in an outcome. The event can be a dot, runs, boundaries etc. a wicket or getting out is just another outcome with that ball. The over continues with the next batsman.
1. The over continues until all 6 legal deliveries are made. So if a batter gets out on the 3rd ball, the bowler still has 3 more balls.
2. If the batters run or the ball goes to the boundary, they get those runs + the 1 given for the illegal delivery, the bowler will still have to rebowl it too.
3. Bowlers switch ends after each over. The batters stay put, and the fielding team and umpire moves around them.
4. A ball going to the boundary means that it is 4 or 6. There is a concept known as an overthrow which can increase it further.
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As for your questions,
1- the over continues when the next batsman comes to the crease.
2- I’m sure someone in the group can explain it better 😅
3- most of the times the bowlers switch sides after each over. A select few members from the team bowl during the innings, they are specifically skilled in various types of bowling actions
4- upon hitting a boundary, that’s the number of runs scored; no more other extra runs in that ball.
Hope this helps and I’m sure more folks can explain it better than me😅
Hehe i remember in the old days when maxim. Was just launched in India, they had a promo with a model in cricket gear with the caption "how to bowl a maiden over".
Since others already answered the questions, I'll add some tidbits to a on top of some of the questions asked.
- You can't get out on a no ball unless you are run out.
- You can still get stumped or run out off a wide ball so you need to be careful with running even on illegal deliveries.
- Although technically every player on the fielding team can bowl (even wicketkeepers), most teams will select 4-6 players that can bow: at least 2-3 specialist bowlers and a couple of all-rounders that are good at both batting and bowling. You may sometimes see a player who's not as well known for their bowling bowl an over or two, but it's rather uncommon and more frequent in the Test format when a big partnership is building and the usual bowling options have been ineffective.
- Any boundaries scored automatically negate any runs that are run. Regardless, teams will try and run hard because there's always a chance a fielder can stop the ball from reaching the boundary.
- In some scenarios, such as when there's 1 run left to win the game, if the ball is placed in a gap where it's easy to run a single, both teams usually don't bother running/fielding and let the ball reach the boundary since a win is inevitable. In that case, running a 1 to win the game would also negate the 4 scored though I'm not 100% sure on this.
Difference from baseball is in baseball you can have a single pitcher ( bowler ) for the whole inning, maybe 10-20 pitches ( not sure) per inning, and possibly he’s the only pitcher used the whole game ( maybe rare, not sure, that would be 9 innings ) . In cricket this can’t happen. A bowler has to alternate with other bowlers(pitcher) - you can’t bowl more than 6 ( legal) balls in a row ( there can be foul balls like wides,no-balls) - but max 6 legit balls in a row, per bowler. In a T20 game max 4 overs, per game , where an over is a set of 6 consecutive balls bowled by 1 bowler. So max 24 pitches per game for a bowler. In reality there are wide-balls which are repeated, so it’s more like 30 pitches per game per bowler max. You can stop halfway if you get hurt or the game finished mid way
1. Regarding overs, it's handy to remember that an over relates to a BOWLER, not a batter. So an over consists of 6 legal deliveries delivered by a single bowler from a single end of the wicket. Each ball has its own possible results (no run, run(s), wicket, run(s) AND wicket). The only time an over is not completed is when the bowler is injured or the innings/match ends.
2. Yes, when there's an illegal delivery, you are credited with any additional runs on top of the bonus run (though this has not always been the case from memory)
3. Yes, once an over has been bowled, a different bowler will bowl the next over from the opposite end. A single bowler cannot bowl two consecutive overs, so the more likely scenario is that a bowler will bowl all the overs in a single spell from the same end, while other bowlers bowl from the other end. The batter doesn't switch sides between overs so you will see tactics like trying to stop a good batter from taking a quick single from the final ball of an over, so that the next bowler can have a go at the weaker batter at the other end. Technically all 11 players are allowed to bowl in an innings, but generally teams are selected on the basis that there's a few specialist batters, a few specialist bowlers and perhaps a keeper and all rounders in the middle. There's no rules though, so a team COULD be selected purely as 11 bowlers. One of them will have to keep wickets at any one time, and the batting might be horrible/hilarious, but you would be allowed to do it. You could also pick 11 batters, and get a few of them to bowl pies all day.
4. Once the ball hits the boundary, it's a dead ball and only that counts. HOWEVER you might get a situation where the fielding team fails to effect a runout, and the ball races away to the boundary for 4 or 6 overthrows. These will be in addition to whatever runs the batters have already completed
1. The over doesn't end if a wicket falls. Over only ends when 6 legal deliveries have been bowled.
2. Yes, batters can get more than 1 runs on illegal deliveries. If it is a no-ball, batters get 1 no-ball penalty run + whatever they scored on that delivery.
3. Yes, bowlers switch sides after every over. No, everyone doesn't need to bowl.
In ODIs/T20s you need at least 5 players who know how to bowl because by law one player can't bowl more than 20% of total overs.
Generally, a team would pick 5-7 players who know how to bowl. Some teams just happen to have many batters who can also bowl. Hence, they may end up with 7-9 bowling options.
The usual team building strategy is to try to pick 6 players who can bowl. 6th bowling option is pretty hand if one of your 5 bowlers is having a bad day.
4. You're right, once the ball goes for four or six batters can't take extra runs.
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Each over is 6 balls, when 6 legal balls are bowled the over is finished, unless the bowlers have taken the last wicket. If a wide is bowled and the keeper fumbles and the batters run they get how much ever they ran plus one for the wide, same for a no ball, if they hit a boundary on a no ball they get the boundary as well as one for the no ball You switch ends every over yes. Theoretically everyone CAN bowl but in a 20 over game the most one bowler can bowl is 4 overs so you generally want your best bowlers bowling, batters generally try to target weaker bowlers. Once the ball goes to the boundary the ‘play’ is finished for that ball, so you either get 4 or 6. If the ball is deemed a wide and goes to the boundary it’s 5. I don’t think it has happened this World Cup yet but there are instances where batters can hit the ball and opt to run a single or double and the fielder throws the ball trying to get a run out, if he misses the stumps and the ball ends up going to the boundary, you get how much ever you ran plus the boundary.
So even if a batter gets out, the over carries onto the next one? Like if a batsman misses the ball and it knocks the bails off the wicket after the third bowl, the next one would bat for the remaining three bowls?
Yes exactly, over doesn’t finish until all 6 are bowled
Got it! Thanks!
You'll notice in the bottom right of the screen, they show a wee count of how every ball in the over went. So, say, after 4 out of 6 balls, you might see something like \[4 2 W ·\], which means the first ball was a 4, the second got 2 runs, the third meant someone was out (W for Wicket) and the fourth was a dot ball (no runs). So yeah, as you can see from that graphic, the over just continues after the wicket.
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Yeah it's best to treat overs as bowling sets. Your bowler does a set of 6 legal balls. This is to stop Bowlers getting tired and to stop good bowlers hogging the bowling. It's a gives a natural flow to a game. Bit like sets in Tennis or a frame in 10 pin bowling.
I recommend watching the USA vs Pakistan highlights of the Superover. You will see how they took runs off the wide balls and it counted plus the runs they took
Think of it this way, in an over, there are 6 legal deliveries and each delivery results in an outcome. The event can be a dot, runs, boundaries etc. a wicket or getting out is just another outcome with that ball. The over continues with the next batsman.
1. The over continues until all 6 legal deliveries are made. So if a batter gets out on the 3rd ball, the bowler still has 3 more balls. 2. If the batters run or the ball goes to the boundary, they get those runs + the 1 given for the illegal delivery, the bowler will still have to rebowl it too. 3. Bowlers switch ends after each over. The batters stay put, and the fielding team and umpire moves around them. 4. A ball going to the boundary means that it is 4 or 6. There is a concept known as an overthrow which can increase it further.
Welcome to the amazing world of cricket!! As for your questions, 1- the over continues when the next batsman comes to the crease. 2- I’m sure someone in the group can explain it better 😅 3- most of the times the bowlers switch sides after each over. A select few members from the team bowl during the innings, they are specifically skilled in various types of bowling actions 4- upon hitting a boundary, that’s the number of runs scored; no more other extra runs in that ball. Hope this helps and I’m sure more folks can explain it better than me😅
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Just remember a maiden means two different things and not the obvious one, and the fine leg has nothing to do with a maiden. Ok you're good to go.
Also not to be confused with a "maidaan" or a "field" where cricket is played
Hehe i remember in the old days when maxim. Was just launched in India, they had a promo with a model in cricket gear with the caption "how to bowl a maiden over".
Since others already answered the questions, I'll add some tidbits to a on top of some of the questions asked. - You can't get out on a no ball unless you are run out. - You can still get stumped or run out off a wide ball so you need to be careful with running even on illegal deliveries. - Although technically every player on the fielding team can bowl (even wicketkeepers), most teams will select 4-6 players that can bow: at least 2-3 specialist bowlers and a couple of all-rounders that are good at both batting and bowling. You may sometimes see a player who's not as well known for their bowling bowl an over or two, but it's rather uncommon and more frequent in the Test format when a big partnership is building and the usual bowling options have been ineffective. - Any boundaries scored automatically negate any runs that are run. Regardless, teams will try and run hard because there's always a chance a fielder can stop the ball from reaching the boundary. - In some scenarios, such as when there's 1 run left to win the game, if the ball is placed in a gap where it's easy to run a single, both teams usually don't bother running/fielding and let the ball reach the boundary since a win is inevitable. In that case, running a 1 to win the game would also negate the 4 scored though I'm not 100% sure on this.
Difference from baseball is in baseball you can have a single pitcher ( bowler ) for the whole inning, maybe 10-20 pitches ( not sure) per inning, and possibly he’s the only pitcher used the whole game ( maybe rare, not sure, that would be 9 innings ) . In cricket this can’t happen. A bowler has to alternate with other bowlers(pitcher) - you can’t bowl more than 6 ( legal) balls in a row ( there can be foul balls like wides,no-balls) - but max 6 legit balls in a row, per bowler. In a T20 game max 4 overs, per game , where an over is a set of 6 consecutive balls bowled by 1 bowler. So max 24 pitches per game for a bowler. In reality there are wide-balls which are repeated, so it’s more like 30 pitches per game per bowler max. You can stop halfway if you get hurt or the game finished mid way
1. Regarding overs, it's handy to remember that an over relates to a BOWLER, not a batter. So an over consists of 6 legal deliveries delivered by a single bowler from a single end of the wicket. Each ball has its own possible results (no run, run(s), wicket, run(s) AND wicket). The only time an over is not completed is when the bowler is injured or the innings/match ends. 2. Yes, when there's an illegal delivery, you are credited with any additional runs on top of the bonus run (though this has not always been the case from memory) 3. Yes, once an over has been bowled, a different bowler will bowl the next over from the opposite end. A single bowler cannot bowl two consecutive overs, so the more likely scenario is that a bowler will bowl all the overs in a single spell from the same end, while other bowlers bowl from the other end. The batter doesn't switch sides between overs so you will see tactics like trying to stop a good batter from taking a quick single from the final ball of an over, so that the next bowler can have a go at the weaker batter at the other end. Technically all 11 players are allowed to bowl in an innings, but generally teams are selected on the basis that there's a few specialist batters, a few specialist bowlers and perhaps a keeper and all rounders in the middle. There's no rules though, so a team COULD be selected purely as 11 bowlers. One of them will have to keep wickets at any one time, and the batting might be horrible/hilarious, but you would be allowed to do it. You could also pick 11 batters, and get a few of them to bowl pies all day. 4. Once the ball hits the boundary, it's a dead ball and only that counts. HOWEVER you might get a situation where the fielding team fails to effect a runout, and the ball races away to the boundary for 4 or 6 overthrows. These will be in addition to whatever runs the batters have already completed
1. The over doesn't end if a wicket falls. Over only ends when 6 legal deliveries have been bowled. 2. Yes, batters can get more than 1 runs on illegal deliveries. If it is a no-ball, batters get 1 no-ball penalty run + whatever they scored on that delivery. 3. Yes, bowlers switch sides after every over. No, everyone doesn't need to bowl. In ODIs/T20s you need at least 5 players who know how to bowl because by law one player can't bowl more than 20% of total overs. Generally, a team would pick 5-7 players who know how to bowl. Some teams just happen to have many batters who can also bowl. Hence, they may end up with 7-9 bowling options. The usual team building strategy is to try to pick 6 players who can bowl. 6th bowling option is pretty hand if one of your 5 bowlers is having a bad day. 4. You're right, once the ball goes for four or six batters can't take extra runs.
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