Have you ever seen the batter scramble for a single, only for the umpire to wave a short run and the scoreboard to be out of sync? This is because a correction is made when a runner fails to ground his or her bat behind the popping crease in either end. A short run penalty is applied to the over, subtracting from the run total because you can't accidentally walk a run in between the w... https://princedirectory.com/listings13847640/the-role-of-batting-rhythm-in-long-innings-across-different-cricket-formats