How is cricket played?

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Please forgive me for being ignorant about the sport of cricket and if I get some terminology wrong. I've seen many discussions here regarding it and I've seen it played on TV though it is not that prevelant a sport in the US and I am very unfamiliar with how it is played and the rules of the game. I have a very basic understanding of cricket and there are a lot of similarities to baseball in which I am very familiar with. What I know is that a game consists of 2 teams with elevens player, they play innings and switch sides. What I can't follow is how a run is scored, how many innings are played, and how to record an out. Also, is the game played until a team scores a certain amount of runs, or time runs out, or a certain number of innings are played? I've searched various websites for the rules of the game but like I said, I am not familiar with the terminology so most of what was said made no sense to me. Can anyone explainto me in simplistic terms what and how cricket is played?....thank you