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title: "When was first ODI cricket match played?"  
description: "When was first ODI cricket match played?"  
author: "Isabella Maitland"  
published: 2018-01-15  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33006/when-was-first-odi-cricket-match-played  
category: "sports"  
tags: ["cricket (sport)", "history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# When was first ODI cricket match played?

When was first [ODI](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/86388/virat-becomes-the-first-player-to-score-50th-odi) [cricket match](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/86648/highlights-of-india-vs-australia-women-s-test-cricket-match) played?

## Answers

### Answer by Vishal Kesarwani

**One day International which is also known as limited overs cricket [match](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/23262/t-sql-how-to-match-multiple-rows) was first held on 5 January 1971** between Australia and England at the **MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) Australia**. An interesting story which is attached along with the origin of limited over matches that **it wasn’t pre-decided** that match will be one day. \
![When was first ODI cricket match played?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/fd63a6ad-1be1-4db4-8d5f-bb1ef992fed6/images/b4014905-80d6-4ec0-b066-a673d27d0516.png)\
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**Actually, when three days of the third test between Australia and England got rushed by rain the expert officially decided to end the match and decided and scheduled a match of 48 overs for both sides.** \
**Australia won the first One day International by defeating England with 5 wicket** and one more interesting things which I just want you to know is that the first **One day International was been played in those white kit and the red ball** which we usually see in Test cricket.


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