Ways to “Get Out” In Cricket for a Batsman

Most common ways to get out as follows:

1. Bowled:-If a bowler manages to get a ball through and knock off the bails (The two wooden bits resting on the top of the Stumps) it is called Bowled.

2. Stumped:- When a batsman comes down the crease to hit the ball, and if he misses the ball there is a chance of getting out by stumping with the ball by the wicket keeper.

3. Leg Before Wicket (LBW):- When a batsman obstructs the ball from hitting the stumps with any part of his body (Usually Pads) other than bat. It is called LBW and the decision is taken by the umpire after the appeal by the bowler.

4. Caught:-Being Caught is most common way of getting out for a batsman. A batsman is out caught when a fielder catches the ball directly off the bat, before it has hit the ground.

5. Run Out:- When a batsman is going for runs between the wickets, but fall short of the batting crease when the stumps are broken by the fielding team.

Uncommon ways of getting out in the game of cricket as follows:

6. Handling The Ball:-When a batsman tries to obstruct the ball with his hand he can be got out. They can only knock the ball from rolling back on to the stumps with pads, feet or bat.

7. Timed Out:-When a batsman got out and if the next batsman fails to reach within 3 minutes, the umpire can give him/her out. This is the rarest form of getting out in type of cricket.

8. Hit The Ball Twice (Double Hit):-When a batsman hit twice a ball while playing a shot. This kind of dismissal is very rare and the batsman can go out only if the second hit is deliberate.

9. Hit Wicket:-This dismissal happens when a batsman himself knocks their stumps over while playing a shot or when leaving a delivery.

10. Obstructing The Field:-The umpire can give a batsman out if he feels the batsman has got in the way of a fielder who is about to take a catch or attempt a run out.