I-Cricket ngumdlalo we-bat-and-ball odlalwa phakathi kwamaqembu amabili wabadlali abayishumi nanye enkabeni yawo yi-22-egcekeni (amamitha angama-20) nge-wicker ekugcineni ngakunye, ngalinye lihlanganisa izibhebhelo ezimbili ezilinganiselwe ezikhungweni ezintathu . Umdlalo uqhubeka lapho umdlali eqenjini lezinkundla, elibizwa ngokuthi i-bowler, "izitsha" (izimbotshana) (izipesheli) ibhola lisuka komunye umkhawulo wesiphetho libheke ngakolunye uhlangothi. Abadlali be-batting Side bagijima ngokushaya ibhola elibiwe nge-bat futhi bagijime phakathi kwama-wicket, ngenkathi uhlangothi lwe-bowling luzama ukuvikela lokhu ngokugcina i-wicket, bese ngixosha i-batter ngayinye (ngakho-ke "Out"). Izindlela zokuxoshwa zifaka ukukhothama, lapho ibhola lishaya iziqu futhi likhiphe izibhebhelo, futhi ngohlangothi lwensimu noma lushaya i-hit ibhola ngaphambi kokuthinta umugqa we-crease ku ngaphambili kwe-wicket ukuqeda ukugijima. Lapho kuxoshwe izimpi eziyishumi, ama-innings aphela futhi amaqembu ashintshana izindima. Umdlalo ugwenyeka ngamaphalisi amabili, osizwa yi-UMPIRE yesithathu kanye nompempeli womdlalo emidlalweni yamazwe omhlaba.