🏏Rules
hardUnder the Laws of Cricket, when the ball becomes lost or cannot be recovered during play, what happens?
AThe batting side is awarded 6 runs automatically
✓The umpires call "lost ball" and the fielding side may replace it, with the batting side credited the higher of the completed runs or 6 runs for that delivery
CThe match is abandoned
DThe bowler is replaced immediately
Answer Explanation
Law 20.4 ("Lost ball") allows a fielder to call "lost ball"; the batting side is then credited with whichever is higher — the runs actually completed plus the run in progress, or 6 runs — and a new ball is brought into play.