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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
follow-on
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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.
