Cricket Scores, Highlights, Information & Fixtures
Batters take turns to bat via a batting order which is set beforehand by the team captain and introduced to the umpires, though the order remains flexible when the captain officially nominates the team. Substitute batters are typically not allowed, besides within the case of concussion substitutes in international cricket. A bowler reaches his supply stride by means of a "run-up" and an over is deemed to have begun when the bowler begins his run-up for the primary supply of that over, the ball then being "in play". Fast bowlers, needing momentum, take a lengthy run up while bowlers with a slow delivery take not more than a few steps before bowling. The quickest bowlers can ship the ball at a velocity of over one hundred forty five kilometres per hour they usually sometimes depend on sheer speed to attempt to defeat the batter, who's forced to react in a quick time. Other fast bowlers rely on a mix of pace and guile by making the ball seam or swing (i.e. curve...