1
: a small gate or door
especially
: one forming part of or placed near a larger gate or door
2
: an opening like a window
especially
: a grilled or grated window through which business is transacted
3
a
: either of the two sets of three stumps topped by two crosspieces and set 66 feet apart at which the ball is bowled in cricket
b
: an area 10 feet wide bounded by these wickets
c
: one innings of a batsman
specifically
: one that is not completed or never begun
win by three wickets
4
: an arch or hoop in croquet
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India won the first matchup by wickets with 68 balls left, then won the second matchup by four wickets with 33 balls left.
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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
The leader of the Indian attack had Ben Duckett dropped during that explosive opening spell on the second day of this Test before returning to take the other England opener’s wicket, bowled with the help of an inside edge onto the stumps.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 21 June 2025
The pitch, the strip in the center of the playing surface where the bowler faces the batter, can also be called the wicket, and a batter who is put out can be referred to as taking a wicket.
—Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 11 June 2025
Death rattle – The sound of the ball missing the bat and breaking the wicket.
—Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 11 June 2025
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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
The leader of the Indian attack had Ben Duckett dropped during that explosive opening spell on the second day of this Test before returning to take the other England opener’s wicket, bowled with the help of an inside edge onto the stumps.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 21 June 2025
The pitch, the strip in the center of the playing surface where the bowler faces the batter, can also be called the wicket, and a batter who is put out can be referred to as taking a wicket.
—Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 11 June 2025
Death rattle – The sound of the ball missing the bat and breaking the wicket.
—Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 11 June 2025
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“Wicket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wicket. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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wicket
noun
wick·et
ˈwik-ət 
1
: a small gate or door
especially
: one in or near a larger one
2
: a small window (as at a ticket office) through which one does business
3
: either of the two sets of three rods topped by two crosspieces at which the ball is bowled in cricket
4
: an arch or hoop (as of wire) through which a ball is hit in croquet
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