Summary
New bowler Manav Suthar took four wickets on his first game.
Sonal Dinusha scored his first hundred runs for his team.
India already scored 462 runs, giving them a big lead.
Key Points
5 points1
India scored 462 runs in their first turn.
2
Sri Lanka scored 284 runs before all their players were out.
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Manav Suthar got four players out with his first ball.
4
Ravindra Jadeja also took three players out.
5
India leads by 178 runs.
New Words to Learn
17 wordsinnings
One team's turn to bat and try to score runs.
wicket
A way a batter can be out; also the set of three sticks used in cricket.
bowler
Player who throws the ball to try to get the batter out.
batsman
Player who hits the ball with a bat to score runs.
run
A point scored by the batting team.
century
When a batter scores 100 runs in one turn.
half-century
When a batter scores 50 runs in one turn.
follow-on
A rule that can make the team that batted second bat again right away.
stumped
A way a batter can be out when the wicket-keeper removes the wicket while the batter is out of his safe area.
lbw
Short for 'leg before wicket', a way a batter can be out if the ball hits his leg in front of the wicket.
delivery
A single throw of the ball by the bowler.
edge
When the ball hits the side of the bat and can be caught.
spin
A type of bowling where the ball turns a lot.
sweep
A batting shot where the batter swings the bat low to hit a ball that is turning.
reverse-sweep
A batting shot that goes the opposite way of a normal sweep.
catch
When a player grabs the ball after the batter hits it, getting the batter out.
overs
A group of six deliveries bowled by the same player.
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