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Why a winning boundary can add four when only one was needed
Cricket’s winning-hit rule can credit the whole boundary allowance when the boundary occurs before the batters have completed enough runs to win.
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A no-ball boundary can give the batter four and the team five
A no-ball penalty and runs struck with the bat are separate scoring components.
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Read wickets and runs before interpreting bowling figures
A bowler’s compact figures can be written as wickets for runs, such as four for 20.
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Strike rate 200 does not mean 200 runs or 200 runs per over
A batting strike rate expresses runs per 100 balls faced.
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A bowler’s economy is not the team’s net run rate
Bowling economy relates runs debited to a bowler to its overs.
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Why extras can raise the team score without raising the batter’s runs
A cricket team’s total includes extras as well as runs credited to batters.
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