How the points system settles the ducks and the milestones.
How the points system settles the ducks and the milestones, the duck-rule split between formats, and the small list of bonus-point rules that survive a slow read.
Runs, milestones, and the small list of bonus-point rules.
The first read: runs. The second: milestones. The third: the bonus-point rules.
Runs are the most basic points system rule. A run is one point; a boundary is the runs plus a boundary bonus; a six is the runs plus a six bonus. The boundary and six bonuses are the small rules that catch a first-time reader; reading the runs rule once is the cheapest way to know the baseline.
Milestones are the second read. A fifty is a milestone bonus; a hundred is a larger milestone bonus. The milestone bonus is on top of the runs; the milestone bonus is the small rule that makes a fifty worth more than the runs alone. Reading the milestones once is the cheapest way to know the bonus.
The duck rule, the format split, and the small list of habits that survive a slow read.
The duck rule, the format split between T20 and ODI, and the small list of habits that catch a missed rule.
The duck rule is the most-misread rule. A duck is a dismissal for zero; the duck rule subtracts points from the batter. The duck rule is the same across formats; the rule is the small rule that catches a first-time reader.
The format split is the second read. The T20 format and the ODI format have different strike-rate bonuses and different economy-rate bonuses. Reading the format split once is the cheapest way to know which contest the reader is joining, and the small habit that catches a missed rule.