The Powerplay Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. Scored when the batter gets zero runs; also a bird.
  2. 5. The small wooden pieces on top of the wickets.
  3. 7. The amount of overs each team has to bat in a One Day International.
  4. 9. Dismissal where the ball hits the batter’s leg in front of the wickets.
  5. 11. The colour of a traditional cricket ball.
  6. 13. MATCH The longest format of cricket played over five days.
  7. 14. The number of players on each team.
  8. 15. The long, green stretch of grass that the batters run on.
Down
  1. 1. OUT A dismissal that occurs when the ball hits the wickets before the batter arrives at the crease.
  2. 2. Runs scored when the ball clears the boundary without touching the ground.
  3. 4. Former Indian captain Kapil Dev, who led India to the 1983 World Cup victory.
  4. 5. A dismissal- when the ball hits the wickets.
  5. 6. Last name of former Australian cricketing great Don Bradman.
  6. 8. A fast delivery aimed at the batter’s toes
  7. 10. The colour worn by players in a test match.
  8. 12. A batsmen making 100 runs.