Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11. A bowler tries to hit a small wooden 'wicket' behind the batter with a hard ball. The batter tries to hit the ball far enough to score 'runs'. A game can last a few hours, or - in 'test' matches - up to five days.
Sri Lanka has produced some of the most famous cricketers in the world. Muttiah Muralitharan - 'Murali' - took more wickets in his career than any other bowler in history. Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, and Sanath Jayasuriya are all heroes to Sri Lankan children.
Sri Lanka has some of the most beautiful cricket grounds on Earth. The Galle Cricket Ground sits right next to an old fort, with the sea behind it. When the ball is hit high, it sometimes lands among visitors picnicking on the ramparts.
Many Sri Lankan children practise cricket every single day after school - sometimes on a real pitch, sometimes with a tennis ball and a stick on a quiet street. Most family back gardens in the country have had a 'wicket' chalked on the wall at some point.