International cricket has a variety of the game for everyone, from the five-day tactical tension of the Test match to the bat-swinging fireworks of Twenty20. The following are a few simple clues to help you tell which of the most popular formats is which.
Test match:
  • Players wear white clothes.
  • Players use a red ball.
  • The match is played in daylight.
  • A match lasts up to five days.
  • The playing day lasts at least seven hours.
One day match:
  • Players wear coloured clothes.
  • Players use a white ball.
  • The match is often played partly under floodlights.
  • Most matches start early afternoon.
  • The playing day lasts about eight hours.
Twenty20 match:
  • Players wear coloured clothes.
  • Players use a white ball.
  • The match is often played partly under floodlights.
  • Most matches are played in the evening.
  • Play lasts just three hours.


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