I want to learn to enjoy this sport but holy hell the terminology and rules seem so cryptic
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Two sides: batting and fielding.
Fielding side does all they can to get the three sticks behind the batsman (the stumps/the wickets) dislodged with the ball. When that happens, the batsman is out.
Batsmen hit like mad to prevent that from happening. The further they hit, the more they can run between the two wickets, and hence the more runs they can score. All the way to the boundary is automatically four runs. All the way to the boundary without touching the ground is six runs.
Also, batsmen are “vulnerable” while running. They have a protected area called a “crease” (a white line on the ground). They run between creases to score runs. If the ball hits the stumps at any time when they’re not inside the crease, they’re declared out.
And if they hit the ball and it’s caught before it touches the ground, they’re out too.
That’s it in a nutshell.
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