There is no doubt that Twenty20 has certainly hit the 50-over version hard. But is the blow strong enough to kill ‘pyjama’ cricket? Maybe yes, maybe not.
Yes, T20 will damage ODIs in the long run. No, it is not going to happen so fast, so soon. In fact, today, on the 22nd day of June, 2010, two One-Day Internationals are going to be played: India vs Sri Lanka in Dambulla and England vs Australia at Southampton.
So, what’s the big deal, haven’t we seen a more number of international games being played on a single day across the world? There is.
The game at Dambulla would be the 2999th ODI in the history of the game and the one at Southampton the 3000th (quite obviously). Yes, 3000 ODIs since the first recognized (as the ICC likes to call it) was played back in Melbourne on January 5, 1971 between (quite ironically) Australia vs England.
So, as as you sit and enjoy another beautiful game (nopes, am not talking about those 4 games in soccer World Cup today), here’s a look at the number of ODIs played over all these years by all the teams:
ACA Africa XI: 6
ACC Asian XI: 7
Afghanistan: 5
Australia: 742
Bangladesh: 223
Bermuda: 35
Canada: 52
East Africa: 3
England: 529
Hong Kong: 4
ICC World XI: 4
India: 746
Ireland: 43
Kenya: 127
Namibia: 6
Netherlands: 48
New Zealand: 584
Pakistan: 717
Scotland: 42
South Africa: 439
Sri Lanka: 605
UAE: 11
USA: 2
West Indies: 637
Zimbabwe: 377
Note: This table does not include the ODIs being played on 21st and 22nd June
Despite taking place on the same day as an ODI between Sri Lanka and India in Dambulla, the England v Australia ODI on 22 June is considered to be the 3000th as it begins after the other match, which will be classed as the 2999th.
22 Jun – Sri Lanka v India, Dambulla (2999th)
22 Jun – England v Australia, Southampton (3000th)
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