Index
- Dead ball Home
- 20.1 Ball is dead
- 20.2 Ball finally settled
- 20.3 Call of Over or Time
- 20.4 Umpire calling and signalling Dead ball
- 20.5 Ball ceases to be dead
- 20.6 Dead ball: ball counting as one of over
20.6 DEAD BALL; BALL
COUNTING IN THE OVER
If the ball becomes dead or is considered dead before the striker has the opportunity to play it then it does not count as one of the over and an additional delivery is allowed
If the striker has had the opportunity to play the ball before it becomes dead then the ball will count as one of the over unless
Once the ball is Dead no revoking of any decision can bring the ball back into play for that delivery (October 2022)
If the ball becomes dead or is considered dead before the striker has the opportunity to play it then it does not count as one of the over and an additional delivery is allowed
If the striker has had the opportunity to play the ball before it becomes dead then the ball will count as one of the over unless
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No ball or Wide ball has been called
or there has been a deliberate attempt to distract the striker whilst he is preparing to receive or receiving a delivery
or after he has received a delivery (see Laws 41.4 41.5 for details)
Once the ball is Dead no revoking of any decision can bring the ball back into play for that delivery (October 2022)