Cricket Rules and Formats Quiz

1. How many stumps are in each wicket?

• A. 2
• B. 3 ✓
• C. 4
• D. 5

💡 Each wicket has 3 stumps (off stump, middle stump, leg stump) with 2 bails on top.

2. How many players are in a cricket team?

• A. 9
• B. 10
• C. 11 ✓
• D. 12

💡 Each cricket team has 11 players on the field at a time.

3. What is the length of a cricket pitch?

• A. 18 yards
• B. 20 yards
• C. 22 yards ✓
• D. 25 yards

💡 A cricket pitch is exactly 22 yards (20.12 meters) from wicket to wicket.

4. What does LBW stand for in cricket?

• A. Left Behind Wicket
• B. Leg Before Wicket ✓
• C. Left Ball Wide
• D. Leg Ball Wide

💡 LBW stands for Leg Before Wicket — out when the ball hits the pad in line with the stumps.

5. How many balls are in one over in cricket?

• A. 4
• B. 5
• C. 6 ✓
• D. 8

💡 One over in cricket consists of 6 legal deliveries bowled by the same bowler.

6. What is a hat-trick in cricket?

• A. 3 sixes in a row
• B. 3 wickets in 3 consecutive balls ✓
• C. Scoring 100 runs
• D. Taking 5 wickets in an innings

💡 A hat-trick in cricket is taking 3 wickets in 3 consecutive deliveries by the same bowler.

7. What is a duck in cricket?

• A. Scoring 0 runs ✓
• B. Hitting 4 boundaries
• C. Taking 5 wickets
• D. Winning by 10 wickets

💡 A duck means the batsman was dismissed without scoring any runs (0 runs).

8. How many days does a Test match last?

• A. 3
• B. 4
• C. 5 ✓
• D. 7

💡 A Test match is played over maximum 5 days with each team having 2 innings.

9. How many formats of international cricket are there?

• A. 2
• B. 3 ✓
• C. 4
• D. 5

💡 There are 3 main formats of international cricket: Test matches, ODIs (One Day Internationals) and T20 Internationals.

10. How many overs per side in a T20 match?

• A. 10
• B. 15
• C. 20 ✓
• D. 25

💡 In T20 cricket each team bats for a maximum of 20 overs — hence the name T20.