Stumped is a method of dismissing a batter in cricket, in which the wicket-keeper puts down the wicket of the striker while the striker is out of their ground. It is governed by Law 39 of the Laws of
Indian wicketkeeper M. S. Dhoni appeals for a stumping against Australian batsman Matthew Hayden
In the sport of cricket, the term wicket has several meanings:
A wicket
The Young Cricketer by Francis Cotes in 1768 features the original two-stump wicket
A ball from Bill O'Reilly hits the stumps but does not dislodge the bail, Sydney, 1932. The wicket was not put down, and so the batter (Herbert Sutcliffe) was not out.
A scoreboard showing the total runs scored and wickets lost