The first ODI took place on January 5, 1971 between Australia and England in Melbourne, and since then has become a popular format with the Cricket World Cup being a tournament consisting of a number of ODI matches. 

But what are the rules for this form of cricket? DAZN explains the rules below. 

How long is a ODI match? 

An ODI match takes place over the course of a day with both teams scheduled to bowl 50 overs. 

Which countries can play ODI matches? 

There are 12 nations which have permanent ODI status, these can be found below. 

• Australia
• England
• New Zealand
• Pakistan
• West Indies
• India
• Sri Lanka
• South Africa
• Zimbabwe
• Bangladesh
• Afghanistan
• Ireland

There are also eight countries which currently have temporary ODI status. 

• Scotland
• United Arab Emirates
• Nepal
• Netherlands
• Namibia
• Oman
• Papua New Guinea
• United States

What are the rules of an ODI match? 

An ODI match takes place between two teams of 11 players and the winning captain at the toss decides whether their team will bat or bowl first. 

The team which bats first is given 50 overs to set a target, but the first innings can come to an early end if the fielding team gets 10 batsmen out within the allotted overs. 

The other team then has to try and beat the first innings total.

There are also a number of other rules for certain players during an ODI matches. 

Each bowler is restricted to bowling a maximum of 10 overs, therefore teams often have five competent bowlers within their line-ups.

In addition to this, there are three levels of fielding restrictions which are known as powerplays. 

Powerplay 1

For the first 10 overs of both innings, the fielding team may have up to two fielders outside the 30 yard circle which encourages attacking fields during the first powerplay. 

Powerplay 2

Between overs 11 to 40, four fielders are allowed to be positioned outside the 30-yard cricle. 

Powerplay 3

During the final 10 overs, five fielders will be allowed outside the 30-yard circle. 

How to win an ODI match? 

A winner is determined in the second innings of an ODI match. 

The team batting second can win if they beat the first innings total within their 50 overs and not lose all their batsman.

The team fielding meanwhile will try and win the game by getting 10 oppostition batsmen out, or not allowing the batting team to beat their total within the scheduled 50 overs. 

If the number of runs scored by both teams is equal when the second batting team loses all of its wickets or reaches 50 overs, the match will be declared a tie.