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mediumWhat does "Mankading" (now officially "Run Out at the non-striker's end") refer to in cricket?
✓A batsman backing up too far and being run out before the bowler releases the ball67%
BA catch taken by a fielder using one hand at the boundary0%
CA bowler bowling a deliberate no-ball to waste a review33%
DA batsman obstructing a fielder from completing a catch0%
Answer Explanation
Mankading refers to a run-out where the bowler dismisses the non-striker who has backed up too far before the ball is delivered. Named after Vinoo Mankad who dismissed Bill Brown this way in 1947-48. MCC changed the Laws in 2022 making it a standard run-out.
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67% of quiz players who faced this question picked A batsman backing up too far and being run out before the bowler releases the ball. That makes it easier than most Rules questions, where 44% get it right on average. The most popular wrong answer was A bowler bowling a deliberate no-ball to waste a review (33%).
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