Cricket is a bat-and-ball sport for two teams of 11 players, centered on a 22-yard pitch with wickets at each end, where batsmen score runs by hitting a bowled ball and running, while the fielding team tries to dismiss them, with the team scoring the most runs winning; it originated in England, is hugely popular globally (especially in Commonwealth nations like India, Australia, UK), and features formats from traditional multi-day Tests to fast-paced Twenty20 (T20).