The first ODI was played on 5 January 1971 between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The international one-day game is a late-twentieth-century development. See points calculations for more details. Matches is the number of matches played in the 12–24 months since the May before last, plus half the number in the 24 months before that. Reference: ICC ODI rankings, Last updated 22 November 2023
