A cricket scorecard is dense with information once you know the code. Here is every number, decoded.
The headline: 186/4 (32.2 ov)
186 runs scored, 4 wickets lost, in 32.2 overs. The '.2' means two balls of the 33rd over — each over has six balls, so 32.2 is 32 overs and 2 balls, not 32.2 decimal overs.
Batting: 68* (58), SR 117
68 runs off 58 balls. The asterisk (*) means not out — the batter is still in. SR is strike rate: runs per 100 balls. Above 100 is aggressive in ODIs; above 140 is flying in T20s.
Bowling: 10-1-42-3
Overs bowled (10), maidens (1), runs conceded (42), wickets taken (3). Economy rate — runs per over — is the quickest way to judge a bowler: under 5 in ODIs is excellent.
Extras and fall of wickets
Extras (wides, no-balls, byes, leg-byes) are free runs gifted to the batting side — double-digit extras often decide close games. 'Fall of wickets' shows the score each time a wicket fell, revealing collapses and partnerships at a glance.