One-Day International

One-Day International (ODI) is a form of cricket, which is played over 50 overs per side between two national cricket teams.
The Cricket World Cup is played in this format.
One-Day Internationals began in 1971, answering the complaint that Test matches went on too long. The first ODI was played on 5 January 1971 between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. When the first three days of the third Test were washed out officials decided to abandon the match and, instead, play a one-off one day game consisting of 40 eight-ball overs per side.
One Day International matches are also called "Limited Overs Internationals" (LOI), because they are limited overs cricket matches between national sides, and if the weather interferes they are not always completed in one day. Important one-day matches, international and domestic, often have two days set aside, the second day being a "reserve" day to allow more chance of the game being completed if a result is not possible on the first day (for instance if play is prevented or interrupted by rain).

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