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What is a over in cricket?

Baseball translation: a pitcher's 6-pitch mini-inning

Six legal deliveries by one bowler. Bowlers rotate every over like relief pitchers on a strict schedule. '16.2 overs' means 16 overs plus 2 balls — not 16.2 in decimal.

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