**Cricket** is a popular outdoor team sport played between two sides of **11 players each**, known for its mix of strategy, skill, and endurance.

It is played on a **large oval field** with a **rectangular pitch** at the center. The main objective is for one team to **score more runs** than the other.

### Basic Description

* One team **bats**, trying to score runs by hitting a hard ball with a **bat** and running between two sets of **wickets**.
* The other team **fields and bowls**, aiming to **dismiss** the batters and limit runs.
* A **bowler** delivers the ball toward the batter, while fielders try to catch the ball or stop it.

### Ways to Score Runs

* Running between the wickets after hitting the ball
* Hitting the ball to the boundary:

* **Four runs** if it reaches the boundary after touching the ground
* **Six runs** if it clears the boundary without touching the ground

### Formats of Cricket

* **Test Cricket** – played over up to 5 days
* **One Day International