Bowled vs. Clean Bowled: Crucial Cricket Dismissal Difference Explained
Bowled means the ball has hit the stumps and dislodged at least one bail; clean bowled is the emphatic subset where the batter is beaten so completely the ball clips the stumps untouched by bat or pad. Commentators shout “clean bowled” for drama, so fans parrot it on social media even when the bat nicked…