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Follow-on
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a situation that happens when a team is made to bat again immediately after their first innings because they scored significantly fewer runs than the opposing team in their first innings
Example
The captain enforced the follow-on after their team gained a substantial lead.
He was disappointed after his team was forced to follow-on in the match.
The bowlers struggled to take wickets after the follow-on was enforced.
Despite a good effort, the team was forced to follow-on due to a deficit of runs.
The opposing team avoided the follow-on by batting defensively in their second innings.
