Cricket is a bat and ball game played between two teams of 11 players each on afield at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. Each team takes its turn to bat, attempting to score runs,while the other team field. Each turn is known as an inning.The bowler delivers the ball to the batsman who attempts to hit the ball with his bat way from the fielders so he can run to the other end of the pitch and score a run. Each batsman continues batting until he is out. The batting team continues batting until ten batsmen are out, or a specified number of over of six balls have been bowled, at which point the teams switch roles and the fielding team comes in to bat.