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    Cricket is a team sport played with a bat and ball, primarily between two teams of eleven players each.

    Here’s a basic guide on how to play:

    ### 1. **Basic Rules and Objectives**

    - **Teams**: Two teams of eleven players.

    - **Objective**: Score more runs than the opposing team.

    - **Innings**: Each team takes turns to bat and bowl/field. An “innings” ends when ten players are out.

    ### 2. **The Cricket Field**

    - **Pitch**: A 22-yard long strip in the center of the field.

    - **Wickets**: Three stumps and two bails at each end of the pitch.

    ### 3. **Roles**

    - **Batsmen**: Players who score runs by hitting the ball.

    - **Bowlers**: Players who deliver the ball to the batsmen.

    - **Fielders**: Players who assist the bowler in preventing runs and getting the batsmen out.

    - **Wicketkeeper**: Specialist fielder who stands behind the stumps.

    ### 4. **Scoring Runs**

    - **Runs**: Scored by the batsmen running between the wickets or by hitting boundaries.

    - **Single Runs**: Running to the opposite end of the pitch.

    - **Boundaries**: Hitting the ball to the edge of the field.

    - **Four Runs**: Ball hits the ground before crossing the boundary.

    - **Six Runs**: Ball crosses the boundary without touching the ground.

    ### 5. **Ways to Get Out**

    - **Bowled**: Ball hits the stumps.

    - **Caught**: Ball is caught by a fielder without touching the ground.

    - **LBW (Leg Before Wicket)**: Ball hits the batsman’s leg in front of the stumps.
    - **Run Out**: Fielders hit the stumps with the ball before the batsman completes a run.

    - **Stumped**: Wicketkeeper hits the stumps while the batsman is out of the crease.

    ### 6. **Bowling**

    - **Types**: Fast, medium pace, and spin.

    - **Over**: A set of six legal deliveries bowled by the same bowler.

    - **No Ball**: Illegal delivery (e.g., overstepping the crease).

    - **Wide Ball**: Ball bowled outside the reach of the batsman.

    ### 7. **Batting**

    - **Stance**: Stand sideways to the bowler with the bat held down.

    - **Shots**: Various strokes to hit the ball (e.g., drive, cut, pull, hook).

    ### 8. **Fielding**

    - **Positions**: Fielders are strategically placed around the field (e.g., slip, gully, point, mid-off, mid-on).

    - **Catching**: Fielders aim to catch the ball hit by the batsman.

    - **Stopping**: Preventing the ball from reaching the boundary.

    ### 9. **Match Formats**

    - **Test Cricket**: Played over five days with each team having two innings.

    - **One Day International (ODI)**: 50 overs per side.

    - **Twenty20 (T20)**: 20 overs per side.

    ### 10. **Gameplay Flow**

    1. **Toss**: Team captains flip a coin to decide who bats or bowls first.

    2. **First Innings**: The team that wins the toss starts batting.

    3. **Second Innings**: The other team bats after the first team completes its innings.

    4. **Result**: The team with the most runs wins. In case of limited-overs matches, if the scores are tied,
    the match might go into a super over.
    Cricket requires strategy, teamwork, and skill, both in batting and bowling. Practice and understanding
    of the rules enhance the gameplay experience.

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