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Force: It is the second part of the question (*) I need clarification on?

In a game of cricket, a batsman strikes the ball and it soars towards the boundary,
A)What is the Kinetic energy of the ball if it has a mass of 160g and is travelling with a velocity of 100km/h?
*B) When a fielder catches the ball, his technique is to draw the ball into his chest over a distance of 0.5m. What Force is required to stop the ball in that distance?
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Work done (force*distance) will equal the change in KE

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