One-day International

A One-day International (ODI) cricket match is a one-day cricket match played between two international teams each representing a particular country. This is a fairly recent development, considering that Test cricket has been played since the 19th century.

Teams with ODI status

The following teams have ODI status. This means that any match between them played under standard one-day rules is classified as an ODI. All these teams are also Test-playing nations with the exception of Bermuda, Canada, Ireland, Kenya, the Netherlands and Scotland:

Related Topics:
Bermuda - Canada - Ireland - Kenya - Netherlands - Scotland

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• Australia
• Bangladesh
• Bermuda (from 1 January 2006 until the 2009 ICC Trophy)
• Canada (from 1 January 2006 until the 2009 ICC Trophy)
• England
• India
• Ireland (from 1 January 2006 until the 2009 ICC Trophy)
• Kenya (until the 2009 ICC Trophy)
• Netherlands (from 1 January 2006 until the 2009 ICC Trophy)
• New Zealand
• Pakistan
• Scotland (from 1 January 2006 until the 2009 ICC Trophy)
• South Africa
• Sri Lanka
• West Indies
• Zimbabwe

The ICC have recently ended the practice of granting nations permanent ODI status without having Test status. This was originally introduced to allow the best Associate Members to gain regular experience in internationals before making the step up to Full Membership. Bangladesh were the first, followed by Kenya. Bangladesh have since made the step up, but their poor performances have caused the ICC to think again in regards to Kenya. As a consequence, Kenya will lose its automatic ODI status in 2009. The top five teams from the 2005 ICC Trophy, in addition to qualifying for the 2007 World Cup, will be granted ODI status for the period from January 1 2006 until the 2009 ICC Trophy. At the 2009 Trophy, these five, plus Kenya, will probably then have to qualify by finishing in the top six in the tournament to regain this status, although a decision on this qualification method is yet to be reached.

Related Topics:
2005 ICC Trophy - 2007 World Cup - January 1 - 2006 - 2009 ICC Trophy

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The International Cricket Council ("ICC") designates all one-day matches in certain international tournaments to be ODIs. The following teams have played at least one ODI:

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• Canada (1979, 2003 World Cups)
• East Africa (1975 World Cup)
• Hong Kong (2004 Asia Cup)
• Namibia (2003 World Cup)
• Netherlands (1996, 2003 World Cups, 2002 ICC Champions Trophy)
• Scotland (1999 World Cup)
• United Arab Emirates (1996 World Cup, 2004 Asia Cup)
• United States (2004 ICC Champions Trophy)

Finally, the ICC has given ODI status to several matches involving supra-national teams. The first of these were the two ICC XI vs Asian XI games intended to be played as part of the World Cricket Tsunami Appeal in aid of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami relief effort to be ODIs. In the end, only one of the planned matches was actually played. Supra-national teams with ODI status appear to be here to stay, though, with series such as the ICC Super-Series and the Afro-Asian Cup. The inaugral Afro-Asian Cup between an African XI and an Asian XI is scheduled to begin on 2005-08-17 in South Africa and is planned to be an annual event. It is intended that the ICC Super Series will be played every four years between the team at the top of the ICC ODI rankings and a World XI. Australia have qualified to play in the first of these encounters, which will take place in Melbourne in October 2005.

Related Topics:
World Cricket Tsunami Appeal - 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami - Relief effort - 2005-08-17 - Melbourne

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