Cricket is a famous game played in many countries of the world like England, India and Australia. It is a game played with a bat and ball. Two teams are needed to play, and eleven players are allowed in each side. Both teams have to bat and bowl.
The team that bats must score runs while the bowling team should stop them by taking wickets. There are umpires to make sure that rules are followed. The game is played on a field with a rectangular pitch on which batsmen play. Cricket has three kinds of formats- T20, test and ODI. Cricket is a global game loved by many.
The game consists of two teams with 11 players each. The game is played on a filed with a rectangular 22-yard long pitch at the centre. There are wickets at the two ends. The pitch is where the batsmen stand, and the bowler bowls the ball. A coin toss takes place before the match begins. The team captains do the coin toss. The captain that wins gets to choose what they want to do first. Each team has to bat and bowl. 2 batsmen are allowed on the field and try to score a good amount of runs. The bowling team tries to bowl them out to prevent this. A batsman can score a maximum of 6 runs in one ball. A bowler can bowl six balls in each over. Umpires make sure that players follow the rules of the game. There are two umpires on the field, one that stands on the bowler’s end and another that stands on the square leg. Nowadays there is a third umpire off the ground as well as a match referee.
The team that bats first sets a target score which the other side should chase down. If the team chases down the score, they win. If the scores are tied, a final over called the super over is played by the sides. The team that scores the highest runs or chases down the target score wins. In case of weather problems, then the match is either cancelled or the Duckworth- Lewis method is adopted. Here the score of the teams at last over that was played is compared. The team with the highest runs wins.