Wides, no-balls, byes and leg byes
Explain cricket extras and why team totals can differ from individual batting and bowling figures.
Extras belong in the team total
Extras are part of the batting side's score, not a correction to remove later. If a hypothetical side has 140 runs from batters and 12 extras, the team total is 152. Adding only the batting rows leaves an apparent gap until you include extras.
The scorer records the category after the umpire's decision. Do not classify a delivery from a headline number alone. An event can produce more than one kind of scoring information, and a later correction can change the breakdown.
Wides and no-balls
A wide is an umpire's call under the Laws, not simply any ball a viewer thinks was hard to reach. A wide carries a one-run penalty and additional runs may be scored. A no-ball also carries a one-run penalty, with the rest of the outcome depending on the delivery.
Neither counts as one of the six valid balls in an over. If the score rises but the ball count stays fixed, check the delivery label before assuming the feed is frozen.
Byes and leg byes
Byes cover qualifying runs when the ball has not touched the bat or batter. Leg byes concern qualifying runs after contact with the batter rather than the bat. Leg byes have conditions in the Laws, including attempting to play the ball or avoid being hit. Pad contact alone is not enough.
Byes and leg byes are not charged to a bowler in the same way as runs off the bat and wide or no-ball penalties. Team and bowling totals therefore use different allocation rules. Read ScoreZaap's extras row alongside the individual figures rather than expecting every column sum to match.