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Sport scoring guides

New to a sport, or just want to understand what the numbers on a live scoreboard mean? These plain-English guides explain how scoring works in each sport we cover — points, sets, overs, raids and more — and how to read the live scores across TkaTak Sports. No prior knowledge assumed.

🏏 Cricket Overs, runs, wickets, extras and run rate — how to read a scorecard like 128/4 (14.2 ov). ⚽ Football Goals, halves, added time, cards and penalties — reading a scoreline like 2–1 (78'). 🏐 Volleyball Rally scoring, sets to 25, rotation and how the set score builds up. 🤼 Kabaddi Raids, tackles, bonus points and all-outs — how every trip across the line scores. 🏀 Basketball 1, 2 and 3-point baskets, free throws, quarters and the shot clock. 🏸 Badminton Rally points, games to 21, serving and deuce in a best-of-three. 🏓 Table Tennis Games to 11, serving in twos, deuce and best of five or seven. 🎾 Tennis 15-30-40, games, sets, deuce and tie-breaks explained simply. 🏃 Kho-Kho Chasers, runners, the "kho" relay, turns and how outs score points. 🤼 Wrestling Takedowns, exposure, penalties and the instant-win pin across two periods.