User:Sangharsh Nirvana/sandbox

= Batball (game) =

Batball is a safe haven bat-and-ball game invented by S Nirvana. The rules of the game are specified in a code called The Laws of Batball.

Playing field
The field may be obround, rectangular or oval in shape. The area behind half of the boundary is foul area. In one side (longer side) of the field is a rectangular track (see image, below) on which a target at home base, comprising of a sphere on a stump is placed at top end. The track is a flat 60’6” long and 12 feet wide surface. Batball may be played on two or three or four bases diamonds.

Laws and Gameplay
It is played between two opposing teams of eleven players (with four additional interchange) who take turns batting and fielding, to score more runs to win the game. The game may be played in different format depending upon the shape of bat, which may be round or have flat surface and depending upon the layout of diamond, etc. A player bats at home base and scores runs from boundary allowances or by running for every base he reaches after hitting the ball. A runner will not subsequently score when moving around the bases on another player's hit, unless it’s a stolen base or penalty award.

The ball may be delivered overhand, sidearm, or underarm from stationary or run up position. The bowling side tries to prevent runners' advance around the bases and dismiss each batter. Means of dismissal include being bowled when the ball hits the target, by the fielding side either catching the ball after it is hit by the bat, interference, run out, stumped or strike out. The innings ends and the teams swap roles, when ten batters have been dismissed, unless the other players on bases advance to the Home.