The distinction in Test match cricket and limited-overs cricket

 Test matches and limited-overs games are the two types of international cricket. Here are the main differences between the two.

The easiest method to recognize the difference between Test and limited-overs cricket is to look at the players. In Test cricket, players always wear whites and use a red ball, but in the shorter game, players wear coloured apparel and use a white ball.

The most significant distinction, though, is their lengths. Test cricket is played over five days, each day lasting six hours and requiring at least 90 overs to be bowled.

As the name implies, limited-overs cricket is played over a set number of overs. International limited-overs cricket is separated into one-day internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20 internationals in the current era.

Matches might last 60, 55, or 50 overs in the early days of one-day cricket, while the standard ODI has been set at 50 overs per side for many years. The ICC Cricket World Cup, contested every four years since 1975, consists of 50-over matches.

Since the domestic Twenty20 Cup in England in 2003, twenty20 cricket has grown in popularity.

The first Twenty20 international match was played in February 2005 between Australia and New Zealand, and there have been other ICC World Twenty20 championships since the first event in 2007.

It all comes down to who can score the most runs in the shortest time in limited-overs cricket.

Another significant distinction is that each side has two chances to bat (called innings).

Each innings ends when ten batters are out (all-out), or the captain of the batting side declares the innings over for tactical reasons.

In limited-overs cricket, teams bat just once, and an innings ends when either 10 batsmen are out, or all overs have been bowled