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Glossary

Super over

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A tie-break mini-innings with its own batters and bowler. Do not fold it into the previous innings total.

Eden Gardens Kolkata
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A super over is a one-over innings for each side, played to break a tie in limited-overs cricket where the competition uses one. The batters and bowler are named for the super over and do not carry over from the main innings.

Record it on its own sheet, so the main innings total stays as it was played.

Questions scorers actually ask

01 Do super-over runs count toward the match total?
Not in the innings totals. Publish them as the super over result.
02 How many wickets end a super over?
Usually two, as the playing conditions set.

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