Is a batter hit wicket if the bail falls while they turn?

Only if they dislodged it while playing or running. The umpire decides.

Glossary

Hit wicket

The batter puts their own wicket down with bat or body while playing a shot or setting off, under the Laws.

A batter is out hit wicket when their bat or body dislodges a bail while they are playing a stroke or setting off for a run. The bowler is credited with the wicket.

Write "hw" with the bowler's name. A bail knocked off when the ball is dead, or without the batter playing a stroke, is not the same thing, so check with the umpire.

Match questions

Questions scorers actually ask

01 Who gets the wicket for a hit wicket?: The bowler.
02 Is a batter hit wicket if the bail falls while they turn?: Only if they dislodged it while playing or running. The umpire decides.

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