By: prasannamoorthy

A cricket match that is completed in a single day, as different from Test match and domestic first-class cricket, is known as a one-day cricket match. A one day cricket match, unlike test cricket, usually ends with a result in a single day’s game. Players in one day cricket usually appear in bright colored clothing to add up viewer interest and to further improve the appeal to the television networks that broadcast many one day international matches.

One-day cricket first started between English County teams during the 1960's. The first one-day international match was played in Melbourne, Australia, in 1971, and the quadrennial Cricket World Cup started in 1975. Many of the "covering" innovations like colored clothing were a result of World Series Cricket, a "revolutionary" series system outside the cricketing organization by Australian media industrialist Kerry Packer.

One-day cricket match is well-liked with spectators, as it could give confident, insistent, risky and amusing batting that frequently results in cliffhanger endings. It also makes sure a viewer can go and see a complete match without dedicating five days of constant attendance that is regularly subject to unpleasant weather conditions. There is no doubt that one day cricket frequently appeals to those who would usually find five days of test match cricket extremely boring. Since its beginning, one day cricket has fascinated a wide crowd. One day cricket is normally called limited-over or limited-over international cricket match.

In a one-day match, every team bats only once and their innings are restricted to a set number of overs, generally fifty; this could vary as a result of poor weather etc. Another alteration to the game comprises extra restrictions on where fielders might be located and stricter regulation on wide balls and short deliveries. The white ball is usually limited to matches played in the afternoon and into the evening; such matches are recognized as day-night matches. Day-night matches need the team batting second to begin their innings under stadium lights as a consequence of the lack of obtainable natural sunlight.

One day cricket is often referred to by cricket sticklers (those who follow test match cricket) as “hit and giggle” or pyjama cricket, a term that relates to the colored clothing/uniforms worn by the players.