A field with a wicket at either end made of two bails balanced on three stumps is used for the bat-

and-ball game of cricket, which is played between two teams of eleven players. The pitch is 22 yards
(or 20 metres) long. By preventing the ball from leaving the field and reaching either wicket, the
bowling and fielding side attempts to stop this from happening and dismisses each batter. Running
between the wickets after striking a ball that has been thrown at one of the wickets with a bat is
how the batting side scores runs (so they are "out"). Dismissal can occur in a variety of ways, such as
being bowled, having the ball strike the stumps and remove the bails, having the ball caught by the
fielding side after it has been struck by the bat but before it hits the ground, or having the ball strike
a wicket before the batter can cross the crease in front of the wicket. When 10 batters have been
retired, an inning comes to an end, and the teams trade positions. In international games, in addition
to the two umpires who call the shots, there is also a match referee and a third umpire. Two off-field
scorers who monitor the game's statistics information interact with them.

There are many different ways to play cricket, from Twenty20, when each team bats for a single
innings of 20 overs (each "over" is a set of six fair opportunities for the batting team to score), to
Test matches, which are played over five days. In contrast to the traditional all-white uniform,
players in limited overs cricket wear club or team colours. Players should wear protective gear in
addition to their regular equipment since the ball, which is a solid, hard spheroid made of
compressed leather with a slightly elevated stitched seam enclosing a cork core wrapped with tightly
coiled string, can hurt them.

At the middle of the 16th century, South East England was where cricket was first mentioned. It
spread around the globe with the expansion of the British Empire when the first international games
were played in the second half of the 19th century. The body in charge of regulating the sport is the
International Cricket Council (ICC), which has more than 100 members and 12 full members who
take part in Test matches. The Rules of Cricket, which regulate the game, are upheld by the
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in London. The countries with the highest popularity for the sport
are South Asia, Australasia, the United Kingdom, Southern Africa, and the West Indies. [1]

The game of women's cricket, which is organised and played autonomously, has also advanced to a
high level on the global scene. Australia is the most successful international cricket team, having won
more Test series triumphs than any other country and more One Day International trophies,
including five World Cups.