Key Rules and Ways to Get Out

Cricket has clear rules about how batters are dismissed and what counts as illegal play. **An innings ends when:** - **10 batters are out** (all out), or - The team has used all **20 overs**, whichever comes first. **Ways a batter can be dismissed:** - **Bowled:** The ball hits the stumps and knocks off the bails. - **Caught:** A fielder catches the ball before it touches the ground. - **LBW (leg before wicket):** The ball strikes the batter's pad in line with the stumps and would have hit them. - **Run out:** The wicket is broken while batters are running and out of their crease. - **Stumped:** The wicket-keeper breaks the wicket while the batter steps out of the crease. **Common violations and penalties:** - **No-ball / Wide:** Penalty run given plus the delivery is re-bowled. - **Slow over-rate:** If the fielding team bowls too slowly, one fewer fielder is allowed outside the 30-yard circle for the remaining overs. - **Dangerous bowling:** Repeated beamers or excessive bouncers earn warnings and can result in the bowler being removed. - **Ball tampering or dissent:** Punished with penalty runs, fines, or suspension.