# declaration

> event in cricket, in which a captain declares his team’s innings closed when the ball is dead, at any time during a match, often because enough runs have been scored to win and more time batting would ease opponents’ playing out for a draw

**Wikidata**: [Q1086633](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1086633)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_and_forfeiture)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/declaration-q1086633


## References

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