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How do lighted cricket wickets work?

In recent years, cricket enthusiasts have become familiar with the LED Wickets system, popularly known worldwide as the Zing Cricket Wicket system. It's worth exploring the development and functioning of this technology. Cricket, being a beloved sport in many countries, often sees batsmen dismissed through run-outs and stumpings. To be considered a proper dismissal in cricket, both bails at the top of the wicket need to fall when the wicket is disturbed. However, due to the speed of play, it wasn't always possible to accurately observe these bails. In some cases, even if one bail fell, it was recorded as a dismissal. Such inaccuracies led to the need for a solution in international and league cricket. The Zing company introduced a solution with illuminated bails and wicket stumps, ensuring the accurate detection of ball removal from the wicket. Bronte Eckermann, an Australian engineer, conceptualized this technology after his daughter encountered an LED bulb in a toy. As the di...