COMEWhy a wide does not advance the legal-ball count
A wide adds to the score as an extra but does not count as one of the six valid balls in an over.
Work through this situation
If the score shows 8.2 overs, a wide can increase the total while it remains 8.2. The next valid delivery advances the count to 8.3. The number of physical deliveries can exceed the valid-ball total.
What to check and why
Keep separate counters for runs and valid balls. At 8.2, fifty valid balls have been completed. A wide can add at least the wide penalty to the score while leaving that count at fifty. Further runs or other events can complicate the scoring, so read the official delivery record rather than assuming every wide has an identical total effect.
The following valid ball advances the display to 8.3. This explains why a feed can contain more than six physical deliveries within an over. For rate calculations, use the official valid-ball count, not the number of commentary entries you can see. The over ends after six valid balls and the umpire's call under the applicable rules.
Keep the example tied to the match state
The numbers here are worked examples, not a live score feed. A real match needs the current teams, innings, score, overs, target when applicable and status. Rain, completed innings and competition-specific rules can change how a simple example applies. Use the official match record for changing figures, and do not treat a saved graphic as a current update.
What a completed answer looks like
Read runs and valid balls as separate counters when an extra occurs.
For a changing match, check the official fixture or scorecard again before using an earlier calculation.
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