Glossary

Stumped

The wicketkeeper puts the wicket down with the batter out of their ground, not running, after a delivery.

A stumping happens when the wicket-keeper receives the ball and breaks the wicket with the batter out of the crease, while the batter is not attempting a run. The bowler takes the wicket and the keeper is credited with the stumping.

A batter cannot be stumped off a no-ball. A wide is not a no-ball, so a stumping off a wide is possible.

Match questions

Questions scorers actually ask

01 Is a stumping the keeper’s wicket?: The bowler takes the wicket and the keeper is credited with the stumping in the fielding figures.
02 Can a batter be stumped off a no-ball?: No.

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