Iyini iCricket kwezemidlalo?
Context:Ikhilikithi ngumdlalo we-bat-and-ball odlalwa phakathi kwamaqembu amabili wabadlali abayishumi nanye enkundleni enkabeni ye-pitch engamamitha angama-22 (20 amamitha) ene-wicket ekugcineni ngakunye, ngayinye iqukethe ama-bails amabili alinganiswe ezigxotsheni ezintathu. Iqembu elishayayo lifaka amagoli ngokushaya ibhola eligoqiwe kwelinye lama-wicket ngebhande bese ligijima phakathi kwama-wicket, kuyilapho iqembu elishayayo nelishaya inkambu lizama ukuvimbela lokhu (ngokuvimbela ibhola ukuthi lingashiyi inkambu, futhi lithole ibhola kunoma yiliphi i-wicket) futhi likhiphe i-batter ngayinye (ngakho-ke "bayaphumile"). Izindlela zokukhishwa zifaka phakathi ukujikijelwa, lapho ibhola lishaya iziqu bese likhipha ama-bails, futhi ohlangothini lwe-fielding noma ukubamba ibhola ngemuva kokushaywa yisigubhu, kepha ngaphambi kokushaya phansi, noma ukushaya i-wicket ngebhola ngaphambi kokuthi i-batter ikwazi ukuwela i-crease phambi kwe-wicket. Lapho sekukhishwe abashayi abayishumi, i-innings iyaphela futhi amaqembu ashintshana ngezindima. Umdlalo unqunywa ngabahluleli ababili, basizwa umahluleli wesithathu kanye nomphathi womdlalo emidlalweni yamazwe omhlaba. Zixhumana nabashayi ababili abaphuma ngaphandle kwebala abaqopha imininingwane yezibalo zomdlalo.
Ikhilikithi iwumdlalo webhantshi nebhola phakathi kwamaqembu amabili adlala abadlali abangu - 11. Iqembu ngalinye lizokhahlela futhi lidlale ngama-bowling. Iqembu elishayayo lifaka amagoli ngokushaya ibhola elishaywe kwelinye lamawikethi ngebhantshi bese ligijima phakathi kwamawikethi, kuyilapho iqembu elishayayo nelishaya inkambu lizama ukuvimbela lokhu futhi likhiphe i-batter ngayinye.