Uyini umdlalo weCricket?
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 ngebhantshi 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 "baphuma"). 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 ngumdlalo odlalwa ngebhantshi nangebhola, onabadlali abangu - 11 eqenjini ngalinye. Indawo ephakathi nendawo lapho kudlalwa khona ikhilikithi ibizwa ngokuthi i-Pitch engamamitha angu-22 ubude. Ukudlala kuqala ngabadlali ababili enkundleni, i-batter nomgijimi. Uhlangothi lwe-bowling lukhetha umshayi webhola bese abanye abadlali abayishumi basakazeka kulo lonke igceke ukuze babambe ibhola. Lapho abadlali abayishumi abasohlangothini lokushaya bexoshiwe, amanye amaqembu athola ithuba lokushaya. Ama-run anikezwa ngokugijima phakathi kwemikhawulo emibili ye-wicket nokushaya ibhola ngaphandle kwemigqa yemingcele ye-filed.