Kasti (Indonesian Bat and Ball Game)
K
PLAYERS
12+ (two teams)
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Outdoor
MATERIALS
- A small rubber ball
- A wooden bat or stick
MEASUREMENTS
Played on an open field with a home base and a far marker post.
HOW TO PLAY
1
Split into a batting team and a fielding team, and mark a home base and a distant post on the field.
2
A player from the fielding team throws the ball toward the batter, who tries to strike it with the bat.
3
After hitting the ball, the batter sprints to the far post and back to home base before being tagged out.
4
Fielders chase the ball and try to hit a running batter with it, or catch a hit ball directly out of the air to get them out.
5
Each batter who completes the run safely scores a point for their team.
6
Teams switch batting and fielding roles after enough outs are recorded, and the higher final score after an agreed number of innings wins.