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In cricket, an "inning" refers to a team's turn at bat. A match is played between two teams of 11 players, with the objective being to score more runs than the opponent. Each team has one or two innings, depending on the match's duration. An inning can be completed in several ways: when 10 batsmen are dismissed, when the batting captain declares the inning closed, or when the allotted overs expire in a one-innings match. The team with the most runs wins.1234

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…other side shall take first innings—i.e., proceed successively as batsmen, the first two as a pair together, to the wicket and try to make as many runs as possible against the bowling and fielding of their opponents. There are three methods by which an innings is completed: (1) when 10…
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…other side shall take first innings—i.e., proceed successively as batsmen, the first two as a pair together, to the wicket and try to make as many runs as possible against the bowling and fielding of their opponents. There are three methods by which an innings is completed: (1) when 10…
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