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title: "What is the difference between the Red ball and the White ball in cricket?"  
description: "What is the difference between the Red ball and the White ball in cricket?"  
author: "Lily Chitlangiya"  
published: 2021-11-09  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94035/what-is-the-difference-between-the-red-ball-and-the-white-ball-in-cricket  
category: "sports"  
tags: ["cricket (sport)"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# What is the difference between the Red ball and the White ball in cricket?

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## Answers

### Answer by Harshal Vispute

In cricket, the **cricket ball** is very significant. Traditionally, red cricket balls were used, but **white cricket balls** were brought into the game as time went on. The **pink ball** has recently been used in a few **test matches**. The rationale for the pink ball in test matches is that red cricket balls are difficult to see at **night under yellow floodlights**, as they take on a **brownish colour** that is very similar to the pitch's colour. The **white cricket ball** is used in **one-day and T20 cricket matches.**

**Test matches** use a **red ball,** while **T20** and **ODI matches** use a **white ball.** The difference between these two balls has been determined through research based on the results of cricket experts and players.

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Because so many people watch cricket on the internet and on television, the white ball has **higher visibility** at night than the red ball, and it is more **visible on screen.** Because so many people watch cricket on the internet and on television, the visibility of the balls is required for the viewers.

The **white ball** is said to have a **smoother swing** than the **red ball.**

The **white cricket ball** is more **durable** than the **red cricket ball.**

**Kookaburras,** on the other hand, employ the **same manufacturing technique** to manufacture their balls, with the exception of the colour used for dying. They say that their **white and red cricket balls have the same swinging qualities,** which contradicts player and researcher assertions that **the white ball swings more than the red one**.


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