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Funny Cricket Riddles
🏏 Cricket Riddles (With Answers)
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I have three sticks and two small bails, knock me down and the batter fails.
👉 Answer: Stumps -
I fly fast from hand to bat, sometimes spin, sometimes flat.
👉 Answer: Cricket ball -
I protect the batsman from head to chin, without me, danger begins.
👉 Answer: Helmet -
I am flat and made of wood, hit me right and score runs good.
👉 Answer: Bat -
I wear gloves and stand behind, catching balls of every kind.
👉 Answer: Wicketkeeper -
I raise my finger when you're out, my decision ends the doubt.
👉 Answer: Umpire -
I run between wickets, fast and smart, scoring runs is my art.
👉 Answer: Batsman -
I bowl fast or spin it slow, to take wickets is my goal.
👉 Answer: Bowler -
I circle the ground to stop the ball, saving runs is my call.
👉 Answer: Fielder -
I am six balls in a row, bowled by one, then off I go.
👉 Answer: Over
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Hit me over boundary high, six runs earned as I fly.
👉 Answer: Six -
Roll me to the rope with grace, four runs added to your base.
👉 Answer: Four -
When batsman misses and stumps go down, bowler gets a joyful crown.
👉 Answer: Bowled -
When caught before touching ground, batsman leaves without a sound.
👉 Answer: Catch out -
If leg blocks ball unfairly, umpire sends you out quite clearly.
👉 Answer: LBW
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I am the field where game is played, green and wide where runs are made.
👉 Answer: Cricket ground -
Toss me up before we start, choosing sides is my part.
👉 Answer: Coin toss -
I decide batting or field, strategy is what I yield.
👉 Answer: Captain -
I stop the ball from hitting toes, worn by batsman as protection clothes.
👉 Answer: Pads -
I shine on one side, rough on the other, helping bowlers like no other.
👉 Answer: Cricket ball condition
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When score is zero and you are gone, your innings ends before begun.
👉 Answer: Duck -
Three wickets in three balls, crowd cheers loudly in halls.
👉 Answer: Hat-trick -
I am the longest format of play, lasting five long days.
👉 Answer: Test match -
Short and fast, just twenty overs, exciting game for fans and lovers.
👉 Answer: T20 -
Fifty overs each side plays, balanced format these days.
👉 Answer: ODI
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I stand at the non-striker’s end, ready to run and help my friend.
👉 Answer: Non-striker -
When both batsmen complete a run, score increases by one.
👉 Answer: Single run -
I mark the pitch with popping line, cross me safely and you’re fine.
👉 Answer: Crease -
When ball hits pad and not the bat, umpire decides on that.
👉 Answer: LBW appeal -
I am wide if too far I go, extra run is what you know.
👉 Answer: Wide ball
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If I bounce too high or too full, umpire calls me unfair rule.
👉 Answer: No ball -
When fielders drop an easy catch, batsman survives the match.
👉 Answer: Drop catch -
I am scoreboard showing runs, wickets, overs—everything at once.
👉 Answer: Scoreboard -
I am break between innings short, players rest and regroup for sport.
👉 Answer: Interval -
I help bowlers swing with air, weather conditions must be fair.
👉 Answer: Swing
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I spin left or spin right, confusing batsmen in their sight.
👉 Answer: Spin bowling -
I bounce fast and short sometimes, testing batsman in tough times.
👉 Answer: Bouncer -
I am yorker, aimed at feet, hardest ball to hit or beat.
👉 Answer: Yorker -
When bat hits air and not the ball, wicketkeeper takes it all.
👉 Answer: Stumping chance -
If batsman leaves crease too soon, bowler runs him out—boom!
👉 Answer: Run out
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I am powerplay with fielders few, making scoring easy for you.
👉 Answer: Powerplay -
When rain interrupts the game, revised targets change the aim.
👉 Answer: DLS method -
I am boundary rope so wide, cross me and runs multiply.
👉 Answer: Boundary -
When both teams tie the score, a super over settles the war.
👉 Answer: Super Over -
I am captain’s clever move, placing fielders to improve.
👉 Answer: Field setting
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I am reverse swing late in game, old ball magic is my fame.
👉 Answer: Reverse swing -
I am commentary you hear, describing action loud and clear.
👉 Answer: Commentary -
I am crowd cheering loud and bright, making matches full of light.
👉 Answer: Audience -
I am trophy shining gold, given to winners brave and bold.
👉 Answer: Trophy -
I am cricket’s spirit and pride, loved worldwide far and wide.
👉 Answer: Cricket
1. I travel the world but never leave the ground.
👉 Answer: 🌍 Cricket Ball
2. When I arrive, everyone checks their phones, not the pitch.
👉 Answer: 📺 IPL Commercial Breaks
3.I am orange but I’m not a fruit.
👉 Answer: 🟠 Orange Cap
4. I’m not a bird, but I give you wings to fly over the boundary.
👉 Answer: 💥 Six
5.I hug the ground like a sneaky snake; step on me and the stadium screams “four!” without asking the ball.
👉 Answer: 🧵 Boundary Rope
6.I promise to go one way, then change my mind last second; batters read me and still misread me.
👉 Answer: 🌀 Googly
7.I’m the accountant no one invited—quiet all season, then I decide who goes to playoffs.
👉 Answer: 🧮 Net Run Rate (NRR)
8. I don’t shout “out”; I show red, green, and a whisper. Careers pause while I think in slow.
👉 Answer: 🧑⚖️ DRS / Third Umpire
9. I glow when life hits the stumps; I’m tiny, dramatic, and love slow-motion close-ups.
👉 Answer: 💡 LED “Zing” Bails
10. I’m the over that bowlers fear and batters rehearse in mirrors; one mistake and the run chase grows legs.
👉 Answer: 🔥 Death Over
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