Cricket Batting Terms Challenge

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• In cricket, batting is the act or skill of hitting the ball with a bat to score runs and prevent the loss of one's wicket[2].
• Since September 2021, any player currently batting is officially referred to as a batter, regardless of whether batting is their primary expertise[2].
• The batter's act of hitting the ball is called a shot or a stroke[2].
• A duck is when a batter gets out without scoring any runs[1][3].
• A golden duck occurs when a batter gets out for zero runs on the first ball they face[1][3].
• A diamond duck is when a batter is out without facing a ball, such as being run out from the non-striker's end[3].
• A century is a score of 100 or more runs by a batter in one innings, also known as a ton[3].
• A half-century is a score between 50 and 99 runs by a batter in one innings[3].
• A four is scored when a batter hits the ball over the boundary along the ground, Instantly scoring four runs[3][4].
• A six is scored when a batter hits the ball over the boundary without it touching the ground[1][3].
• Strike rate is the number of runs scored by a batter per 100 balls faced[1][3].
• A bye is a run scored when the batter does not hit the ball but the ball goes past the wicketkeeper and counts to the team's score[3][4].