The tenth edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will take place in India and Sri Lanka from February 7 to March 8, 2026.Twenty teams will be competing in 55 matches for the chance to win cricket’s most prestigious T20 trophy.But cricket is a game with a list of commonly used terms and phrases that might confuse those new to it.In this illustrated guide, Al Jazeera breaks down cricket lingo and helps you understand the game beloved by nearly two billion people.What is the aim of the game?Cricket is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams consisting of 11 players each.The game is divided into two parts, known as innings.In the first innings, following a coin toss, the first team bats while the other team bowls and fields. The batting team should try to score the highest number of runs in the allotted time, while the bowling team has to try to prevent them from scoring. The bowling team has dedicated bowlers, while the remaining players, spread across the ground, try to prevent the batters from scoring runs as well as catch the ball to get the batters out. In the second innings, the bowling team now gets a turn to bat and try to score more runs than their opposition.The team with the highest number of runs at the end of the day wins the game.What does T20 mean?There are three …
