Iyini imithetho yekhilikithi?
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.  Amafomu ekhilikithi asukela ku-Twenty20, lapho iqembu ngalinye lishaya i-innings eyodwa yama-overs angama-20 (i- "over" ngayinye iqoqo lamathuba ama-6 alungile eqenjini elishayayo lokushaya amagoli) futhi umdlalo uvame ukuhlala amahora amathathu, kuya emidlalweni yokuhlola edlalwa izinsuku ezinhlanu. Ngokwesiko abadlali bekhilikithi badlala ngezimpahla ezimhlophe, kodwa kuma-overs alinganiselwe badlala amakhilikithi agqoke imibala yeklabhu noma yeqembu. Ngaphezu kwezinto eziyisisekelo, abanye abadlali bagqoka izingubo zokuzivikela ukuze bavimbele ukulimala okubangelwa ibhola, eliyi-spheroid eqinile, eqinile eyenziwe ngesikhumba esicindezelweyo esinomthungo othungwe ophakanyiswe kancane ohlanganisa umgogodla wekhork ohlanganiswe ngentambo eboshwe ngokuqinile.  I-cricket kukhulunywa ngayo okokuqala ngqa eNingizimu-mpumalanga yeNgilandi phakathi nekhulu le-16. Yasakazeka emhlabeni wonke ngokwanda koMbuso WaseBrithani, ngemidlalo yokuqala yamazwe omhlaba engxenyeni yesibili yekhulu le-19. Inhlangano elawula lo mdlalo yi - International Cricket Council (ICC), enamalungu angaphezu kwekhulu, ayishumi nambili kuwo angamalungu agcwele adlala imidlalo yeTest. Imithetho yalo mdlalo, i - Laws of Cricket, igcinwa yi - Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) eLondon. Lo mdlalo ulandelwa kakhulu eNingizimu Asia, e-Australasia, e-United Kingdom, eNingizimu Afrika naseWest Indies.  Ikhilikithi yabesifazane, ehlelwe futhi idlalwe ngokwehlukana, nayo isifinyelele ezingeni lamazwe omhlaba. Iqembu eliphumelele kakhulu ekudlaleni ikhilikithi yamazwe omhlaba yi-Australia, eye yathola izindondo eziyisikhombisa ze-One Day International, kufaka phakathi ama-World Cup amahlanu, ngaphezu kwanoma yiliphi elinye izwe futhi ibilokhu iyilungu eliphakeme kakhulu le-Test ngaphezu kwanoma yiliphi elinye izwe.
Ikhilikithi ngumdlalo webhola ne-bat odlalwa phakathi kwamaqembu amabili abadlali abayishumi nanye enkundleni esenkabeni yayo iyi-pitch engamamitha angama-22 (20 amamitha) ene-wicket ekugcineni ngakunye, ngayinye iqukethe ama-bails amabili alinganiswe ezigxotsheni ezintathu. Amafomu ekhilikithi asukela ku-Twenty20, lapho iqembu ngalinye libheja i-innings eyodwa yama-overs angama-20 (i- "over" ngayinye iyisethi yamathuba ama-6 amahle weqembu elibheja ukuthola amaphuzu) futhi umdlalo uvame ukuhlala amahora amathathu, kumdlalo wokuhlolwa odlalwa izinsuku ezinhlanu. Uhlangothi lokushaya amaphuzu lusebenza ngokushaya ibhola eligoqelwe kwelinye lama-wicket ngebhola bese ligijima phakathi kwama-wicket, ngenkathi uhlangothi lokushaya nokushaya luzama ukuvimbela lokhu (ngokuvimbela ibhola ukuthi lingashiyi inkambu, bese ibhola lifika e-wicket) futhi liqede i-batter ngalinye (ngakho "baphuma").