Important Cricket Terms From A-D

Do you ever wonder what your friends or even what the commentators are speaking about during specific moments of a game of cricket? If yes, you need a lesson on different cricket terms that have commonly been used during a game. These terms highlight different situations during a game and by learning all about it, you tend to get a better idea of all that is going on. 

So here’s a simple guide on cricket terms between A-D that will help you understand the game better and enjoy the live-action that keeps us on the edge. 

A for action

• A diamond duck – this term is generally used to describe the short innings of a batter, who is on the non-striker’s side and has to depart without facing any legal deliveries. Hence, he went out for a diamond duck. 

• A golden duck – a golden duck, on the other hand, talks about a batter who was bowled out on the first ball. 

• A regular duck – a batter being dismissed without scoring any runs, after the first ball is known as a regular duck. It is more or less an embarrassment for players to be associated with terms involving a duck. 

• Action – while some call it bowling action, others simply refer to it as action and talk about the movements used by a bowler while delivering the ball.

• All out – when ten out of the eleven players have been dismissed, we commonly call it an all-out. 

• All-rounder – as we all know cricket has both batters and bowlers and at times, we have talented individuals who can do both. These individuals are called all-rounders.

• Asking rate – the run rate that is needed for the team that bats second in order to win the game is known as the asking rate.

B for bad light

• Bad light – if the ambient light on the field has been dimmed and reaches a certain point where the ball becomes difficult to play, then the empires might take a decision to take both teams off the field. Such decisions are referred to as bad light. 

• Back foot shot – a batter playing a shot by putting their entire weight on the back foot is called a back-foot shot. 

• Backspin – a backspin may also be called an underspin and it is a cricket term used to describe the delivery of a bowler that has backward rotation in a way that after it pitches, the ball quickly slows down or bouncers lower onto the batter. 

• Bail – remember the two small wooden pieces placed on top of the stumps? They are called bail.

• Ball-Tampering – this is a situation where the condition of the ball is changed by false methods apart from applying sweat, saliva and so on. It is a punishable offense and can change the game to a whole new extent.

• Batting average – batting average is a cricket term used to describe the ability of a batter by calculating the total runs scored by the number of times the batter has been out. It is an important statistic and is also used by people who are into cricket betting. 

• Batting end – a cricket pitch has two ends and the end that is closest to the striker is called the batting end.

• Boundary – the perimeter of the playing field that is marked with a rope usually describes the boundary of the pitch. However, the term is used when a batter sends the ball towards this rope. Thus, the batter has hit a boundary. 
• Bowl-out – a game of cricket can end with tie-breakers and bowl-out is one among them. It is a situation where both sides are asked to field five different bowlers, asking them to bowl at an unguarded pitch.

C for captain 

• Captain – the player appointed as the leader of the team is known as the captain or the skipper.
• Castled – a batter being bowled out by a Yorker or a full-length ball is known as castled. 
• Century – a century is a phrase used to describe the innings of a batter when they scored 100 runs.
• Chin music – this is a term invented in the Caribbean and is used to describe a situation where the bowler aims the ball at the batter’s chin or the throat. 
• Cutter – a cutter is a delivery that can surprise a batter and is also known as a ‘break delivery’ bowled by a fast or medium-pace bowler that is also identical to that of a spin bowler.

D for DLS 

• DLS – the Duckworth-Lewis method, introduced by Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis is a system used to calculate the revised score for teams chasing a target in a specific condition where the regular game was interrupted by rain or other reasons. 
• Death bowler – the death overs of a limited-overs match refers to overs that are taking place at the final moments of the game. And bowlers who come at this moment to bowl an over are called death bowlers. There are several key players who can be crucial at these stages and everyone looks at their stats, including the ones involved with sports betting. 
• DRS (Decision Review System) – the DRS is a technologically advanced system that is used by empires to help them with crucial decisions that need to be taken at different moments of play. 
• Delivery – the process of bowling a ball by the bowler is called delivery. 
• Dilscoop – Sri Lankan cricket legend Tilakaratne Dilshan, during the ICC World T20 in June of 2009, went on one knee to hit the ball over the wicket keeper and subsequently send it to the boundary. This unique action is now called Dilscoop. 

It is quite famous and people involved with online betting will also be looking at batter’s who can hit such versatile shots to save the game at crucial moments.

• Dismissal – when a batter gets out, they are known to be dismissed.