Cricket rules for teams
There are two teams with 11 players each
Cricket rules for one day internationals
Each team gets 50 overs (each with 6 balls) to score as many runs as possible
Cricket Rules for bowlers
The bowler(similar to the pitcher in baseball) delivers the ball,overam,without bending the elbow.
Cricket Rules for batsmen
The batsman(similar to the batter in baseball) tries to hit the ball to score runs.For a one day international, each batsman can bat only once until he is out.
Cricket Rules for fielders
The fielders try to catch and field the ball to prevent runs from being scored
Cricket rules for the toss
The captain of the team winning the toss choses to bat or bowl
Cricket rules for runs
The batsmen, after hitting the ball, can run to the opposite end (equivalent of 2 bases in baseball) in order to gather runs. If the ball reaches the boundary rope , he gets four runs If the ball directly crosses the boundary without bouncing, he gets six runs
Cricket rules for common ways of getting out
- Caught
If a fielder catches the ball before it has hit the ground, the batsman is out caught
- Bowled
If the ball bowled by the bowler directly hits the stumps,the batsman is out bowled
- Leg before wicket
If the ball hits the batsman on the pads on the way to the stumps,the batsman is out leg before wicket
- Run out
While trying for a run,if the batsmen do not reach the opposite end before the fielded ball is thrown to the stumps, the batsman is runout
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