In a One Day International (ODI) cricket match, each team faces a fixed number of 50 overs per innings. This means there are 50 overs bowled by each side in the match, making it a total of 100 overs in the full game if both innings are completed
. Additional key points about ODI overs:
- Each over consists of 6 legal deliveries (balls).
- A bowler can bowl a maximum of 10 overs in an innings, ensuring at least five bowlers are used per team
- The 50-over format has been standardized since the mid-1990s; earlier ODIs had variable overs ranging from 40 to 60 per side
- Matches typically last around 7 hours in total
Thus, the standard length of an ODI match is 50 overs per side.
