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Question
Explain the following:
A wide ball
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Solution
A wide ball in cricket is a delivery that the umpire judges is too far away from the batsman to be hit with the normal cricket stroke. It usually happens when the ball is delivered outside the batsman's reach, either on the off or leg side.
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