Cricket is one of the most famous sports in the world. Millions of people watch cricket. many people like this and play this sports also. Every sport has some its own rule and regulation. Some special terms which are used in that particular sports. Cricket have also wonderful terms and rules.

So if you want to learn about cricket then read this article, it will help you.

First I should tell you how many types of the cricket match being played. Currently, Three type or format of cricket match are being played internationally. In cricket, each format has 11 players in a team. In an over bowlers can bowled 6 consecutive balls.

Test Matches

One Day Matches

Twenty-Twenty Matches.

Brief intro of Test Matches-

Test Matches played for five days. It means one match played till 5th days. It is mandatory to bowl 90 overs bowled per day. Each team can play two innings. Each day match played for six hours. If in six hours it 90 overs not completed, the match can expend for 30 min more.

Most important thing is no over limitation for any team. Every team can play as many numbers of overs as he wants.

A common trick to know whether the match is Test matches or not is dressing of players. In Test Matches, all players wear white dresses.

This is the most boring format of cricket.

Brief Introduction One Day cricket-

In One Day cricket, two innings played in the whole match. It means one innings by one team and second inning by another team. Each innings consists of 50 overs. This 50 overs must be completed by bowling side in 3 hours and 30 minutes. So total game duration is 7 hours approx. Total 100 overs in the match.

This is one of the best formats of cricket. People like to watch it and enjoy it.

In this format, cricketer wears color dressed as provided by there cricket board.

Brief introduction of Twenty-Twenty cricket-

This is the newest format of cricket. As nowadays, life is fast and busy. So people like this format very much. In this format, total two innings played over the match. Each team plays one inning. Each innings have 20 overs. Bowling team must have to complete 20 overs within 75 minutes.

This is the most popular and favorite format of all cricket viewers. Because in this game many Six and Fours were hits by batsman which entertains viewers. Every team wants to gain as many runs quickly because of the limitation of overs.

In this format players also dressed in color cloth.

This is the brief introduction about cricket format.