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GK QUESTION#758

Under MCC’s Laws of Cricket (2017 Code, fourth edition, 2026), how many penalty runs are awarded immediately when Wide ball is called, apart from any additional runs?

  1. A2 runs
  2. B5 runs
  3. C1 runCorrect answer
  4. D3 runs
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C. 1 run

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Law 22.6 awards one penalty run for a wide, unless the call is revoked. Additional runs may also be scored. Under Law 22.8, a wide does not count as a ball of the over.

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