an innings is a term used to describe either the total length of time a team is in batting for (this can vary greatly according to how fast the wickets fall) or, in a limited-overs game, an inning may consist of, for example, 50 overs.
The period in which one side bats. A game of cricket requires at least on innings from each team.
That portion of the game in which the teams alternate on offense and defense and in which there are three outs for each team. Each team's time at bat is a half-inning. IP
The duration that a team bats. Each team gets two innings to complete a match.
one side's turn to bat and score runs, completed when ten batsmen are out. one innings of each side, considered together. 3. the total number of runs scored during one side's innings. an individual's turn batting, from the time he begins batting until he gets out or the side's innings ends. the number of runs a single player has scored during his innings.
An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of sports – most notably baseball and cricket – during which one team attempts to score while the other team attempts to prevent the first from scoring. In cricket, the term innings is both singular and plural and is always spelled and pronounced with the terminal "s". In baseball, the singular form is inning and only the plural takes an "s".
