Free hit

3 articles tagged with "Free hit"

Apr 24, 2024

Wide ball in cricket: the rules, the markings, and how often one is actually called

A wide costs one run, does not count as a ball in the over, and is the single biggest source of extras in limited-overs cricket. Here is what Law 22 s...

Oct 24, 2022

Free hit in cricket: the rules, and what a free hit is actually worth

Only three dismissals survive a free hit, and in eleven years of limited-overs cricket only one of them has ever actually happened. Here is what the r...

Feb 1, 2022

No ball rules in cricket: every type, the free hit, and what a no ball actually costs

A no ball costs the fielding side a penalty run, an extra delivery and a free hit on which the batter can only be run out. Every situation the Laws ca...