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Vladimir_Putting t1_iw7bb1x wrote

Reply to comment by poorguy55 in England wins the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. by nerdy_subha

Can someone explain "whiteball" to me?

I understand the basics of cricket, but never heard this term.

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kante_get_a_win t1_iw7c10a wrote

They use a white ball in T20 and One-Dayers and a red ball in test. White ball=short format cricket.

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GiddiOne t1_iw85vui wrote

Everybody always skips pink ball (day/night tests)

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tobymurphy24 t1_ix0rfvk wrote

It's the same format as tests, and it's easier to say red ball cricket than red/pink ball cricket

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ComadoreJackSparrow t1_iw7c2jv wrote

There are two versions of cricket. Test cricket and one day cricket.

Test cricket is played with a red ball. One day cricket is played with a white ball.

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Vladimir_Putting t1_iw7d12q wrote

Damn, I've never seen a white cricket ball. But I was certainly aware that test cricket and one day cricket existed. TIL.

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loadofcheese t1_iw7j4dt wrote

3 versions. This is T20

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ComadoreJackSparrow t1_iw7jfl7 wrote

T20 is a form of one day cricket chief.

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FrightenedTomato t1_iw7usuh wrote

One Day Cricket is broadly understood to be the 50 Over format.

Yeah a T20 game takes about 3.5 hours but that's not what "One Day" means in Cricket.

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loadofcheese t1_iw7jtvf wrote

One Day is 50 overs per side

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ComadoreJackSparrow t1_iw7k1hd wrote

Is a T20 match played and completed within one day?

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nothin_nonthing t1_iw7q7te wrote

Yes but that isn't what 'one day' refers to in terms of cricket. One day is the name of the format with 50 overs per side, hence the name ODI (One Day International). A term that includes both T20 and One day would be limited overs or white ball.

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Karma19065 t1_iwal3kc wrote

Yes..but 50 overs match takes like 7-8 hours to complete while T20 takes 3-4 hours

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bdzz t1_iw7deat wrote

In limited overs cricket (ODI which are 50 overs and T20 which are 20) they use white balls. This was introduced back in the 80s because they started playing matches into the nights (that was a new thing). White balls are more visible than the traditional red balls. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_ball#Colour (regardless of the time though all limited overs cricket are played with white ball now)

In Test cricket they still use red balls. But rarely nowadays there are day/night Test matches too. For those matches they use pink balls. It's basically trying to gap between the two, giving visibility + deteriorating slower than a white ball.

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