page_title: Run (cricket)
section_title: Runs scored by running
hierarchical_section_title: Run (cricket) / Method / Runs scored by running
caption_attribution_description: English: Harmanpreet Kaur batting for Sydney Thunder against the Perth Scorchers, in a WBBL match at Lilac Hill Park in Perth
context_page_description: In cricket, a run is the unit of scoring. The team with the most runs wins in many versions of the game, and always draws at worst, except for some results decided by the DLS method.
  One run is scored when:
  A batsman has hit the ball with the bat
  Both the striker and the non-striker, who start off positioned at opposite ends of the pitch, are able to arrive safely at the other end of the pitch.
  There is no limit on the number of runs that may be scored off of a single hit, meaning that the batsmen may cross between both ends of the pitch multiple times to score more runs; the number of times the batsmen run back and forth is counted, with each being counted as a run. Depending on how long it takes the fielding team to recover the ball, the batsmen may run more than once. Each completed run increments the scores of both the team and the striker. A batsman may also score 4 or 6 runs by striking the ball to the boundary. If the ball rolls on the floor and hits the boundary it is four runs. If the ball passes the boundary while in the air it is six runs. The team's total score in the innings is the aggregate of all its batsmen's individual scores plus any extras.
context_section_description: Batsmen frequently run singles and also "twos" and "threes". If the batsmen run a single or a three, they have "changed ends", so the striking batsman becomes the non-striker for the next delivery, and vice versa. If the single or three is scored off the last delivery of the over, the striker, having changed ends, retains the strike for the first delivery of the next over. There are rare instances of "fours" being all run when the ball does not reach the boundary. A "five" is possible, but usually arises from a mistake by the fielders, such as an overthrow. The batsman is never compelled to run and can deliberately play without attempting to score; baseball's force out rule has no equivalent in cricket.
  This is known as running between the wickets.
  The batsmen stop running when they judge that the ball is sufficiently controlled by the fielding team to prevent another run, for example when it is returned to the bowler or the wicketkeeper.
  If, when turning for an additional run, one of the batsmen fails to ground some part of their body or bat behind the popping crease, the umpire declares a "short run" and the run does not count but, even if the bat is dropped, runs do count as long as each batsman makes his ground with his bat or person somehow.
caption: Harmanpreet Kaur taking a run while batting for Sydney Thunder, 2018.
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