How Many Ways Can A Batsman Get Out In Cricket? 2023

How Many Ways Can A Batsman Get Out In Cricket?: The dismissal of a batsman in cricket means that he cannot bat anymore in the innings of the match. Another batsman will bat in his place.

This process will continue till 10 out of 11 batsmen of the team are out. The question is, how can a batsman get out?

Once a batsman is out, he cannot score further runs and the fielding team can control the match and prevent the batting team from scoring more runs.

So let’s move on to today’s main topic:

11 Ways Can A Batsman Get Out In Cricket?

1) Law 32: Bold

If the bowler’s legal ball hits the wicket, either the two or one ball falls from the wicket. Whether the ball hits the wicket directly or hits the batsman’s bat or body and hits the wicket, it is called bowled out.

Since 1877, 21% of batsmen have been bowled out in Test matches.

2) Law 33: Catch out

When a batsman hits the bowler’s legal ball, and the ball lands directly in the hands of the fielder, the batsman is declared out.

There are 3 types of batsmen caught out. First, when caught by the fielder. Second, when the wicketkeeper takes a catch.

Third, when the bowler takes a catch on his own ball. From 1877 till now, 56% of the players in Test matches have been dismissed like this.

3) Law 34: Hit the ball twice

If the batsman intentionally hits the ball twice with the bat, then he is declared out. No batsman has been dismissed like this in Test history since 1877.

4) Law 35: Hit wicket

When a batsman while batting hits his bat or any part of his body or helmet on the wicket, it is termed a hit wicket.

5) Law 36: Leg before wicket

When a bowler’s legal ball strikes the batsman’s bat or glove without touching the pads or feet or any other part of the body, if the umpire is of the opinion that the ball would have surely hit the wicket if it had not touched the player, the umpire shall Declare lbw out.

But for this, some conditions have to be fulfilled. For example, where is the pitch of the ball, when the ball hit the batsman, was he in the line of the wicket? Since 1877, 15% of Test matches have been lbw out.

6) Law 37: Obstructing the field

When a Batsman intentionally obstructs the fielding, the umpire gives the batsman out.

7) Law 38: Run out

When a batsman fails to reach the crease while taking a run, before the wicket is taken by the fielder, he is considered run out.

Runouts can happen on either side of the pitch. The ball must come in contact with the fielder for a run-out. Sometimes the ball hits the wicket in front of the batsman’s straight drive and the non-striker batsman is outside the crease, in which case he will not be given a run-out.

But in such a situation, if the contact of the ball goes even slightly with the bowler, then the batsman will be considered run out.

If the non-striker batsman is out of the crease while bowling the bowler, he can run out after giving him a warning.

It is named after Indian bowler Vinoo Mankad, who once dismissed Bill Brown in a match. Since 1877, only 4% of batsmen have been dismissed like this in Test matches.

8) Law 39: Stumping

If a batsman tries to play the ball out of the crease. In this attempt, the ball misses and the wicket-keeper catches the ball and scatters the stumps before returning to the batsman’s crease, then the umpire calls him Stumped Out.

Most of the stumping happens on the spinner’s ball. Since 1877, only 2% of players have been dismissed by stumps in Tests.

9) Law 40: Time Out

After the dismissal of a batsman, the second batsman is given 3 minutes to come to the crease, if the batsman does not come within the given time interval, then the umpire gives him time out.

This rule has been made only to save time. No batsman has been timed out since 1877. Although 5 batsmen have been timed out in first-class cricket.

10) Handed The Ball:

When a batsman uses his hands to prevent the ball from hitting the wicket, he is given out. But now this type of out also comes under the category of obstructing the field.

11) Retired Out:

When a batsman gets injured or over-tired during batting and walks off the field, he is considered retired.

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