How do you play cricket

Cricket is a popular sport involving two teams of eleven players and game accessories like balls, bats, stumps, headgear, etc. The main goal of each team is to score the highest number of runs possible. A well-maintained pitch or cricket field is where the game is played on. The game is famous in countries like England and India. Various formats and variations in the game regarding rules and duration are allowed. My family and I live in Delhi, but since my father is such a cricket lover, we had made plans in advance to watch the finale. It was going to be held in Chennai initially, but because of some reasons, the venue was shifted to the city of Hyderabad. We purchased the match tickets as soon as they went online. 11 thousands tickets that were available were sold within a record and breaking time of 2 minutes. That is a mere 120 seconds, just think about it! But then, this is something that one can expect when the two teams playing head-on against each other were Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings. The match was indeed a clash of the Titans. We landed at the Hyderabad airport and checked into our hotel. After taking a short 2- hour nap, we took a cab and set out for the stadium. There was so much traffic. It felt as if every person in the city was going to the stadium. The match started and seemed to the yellow side. Mumbai Indians lost some of their crucial wickets early in the  including that of their captain for only 15 runs. Bowlers Deepak and Imran seemed to give the blue batsmen a tough time. The supporters of Mumbai Indians had suddenly turned very quiet. But then came Kieron Pollard and struck a new hope for his side. He played some brilliant shots that went literally through the roof! The blue side posted a score total of 149 runs for a loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs. It was now time for the lions of Chennai to work magic with their bat. The batsmen of Chennai Super Kings started quite well and kept the run rate exceptionally high. But as soon as lost his wicket, things started going south for the team. No other batsmen except for Shane Watson was able to perform exceedingly well. Even our helicopter shot hitter, run out for only two runs. At the last ball, the Chennai side needed only one run to draw the game and two runs to claim the trophy. The crowd went crazy, and so did the players! Every person got their money’s worth. We also got to see the where Rohit Sharma lifted the trophy along with his fellow teammates. It was definitely a night worth remembering. Slowly and gradually, the crowd started moving out, and the stadium was back to being empty. All of us reached our hotel with a smile on our face. We thanked dad for making it possible for us to be a part of an event that would most certainly go down in history.