Stump (cricket) Stump (cricket) In cricket, the stumps are the three vertical posts that support the bails and form the wicket. "Stumping" or "being stumped" is a method of dismissing a batsman. The umpire "calling stumps" means the play is over for the day. The stumps are three vertical posts which support two bails. The stumps and bails are usually made of wood, most commonly ash, and together form a wicket at each end of the pitch. The overall width of each wicket is 9 inches (22.9 cm). Each stump is 28 inches (71.1 cm) tall with maximum and minimum diameters of
Bangladesh women's cricket team in Ireland in 2018 Bangladesh women's cricket team in Ireland in 2018 The Bangladesh women's cricket team played the Ireland women's cricket team in June and July 2018. The tour consisted of three Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) matches. The second match took place before the men's Twenty20 International match between Ireland and India which was played later the same day at the same venue. In the opening match, Jahanara Alam became the first woman for Bangladesh to take a five-wicket haul in international cricket. Bangladesh won the opening two matches, therefore winning the series with one game to play. Bangladesh won the series 2–1