how many overs in the boxing day test

In Test cricket, including the traditional Boxing Day Test, there is no fixed limit on the number of overs in an innings. Instead, play is structured by time and a minimum number of overs per day.

Basic answer

• A Boxing Day Test is a regular Test match, so:
  • Each over has 6 legal balls.

* There is **no maximum** overs per innings; a team bats until all 10 wickets fall or the captain declares.

• The playing conditions require a minimum of 90 overs per full day of play, so over five days that’s typically around 450 scheduled overs in the match, though the actual number can be higher or lower due to weather, slow over rates, or early finishes.

How the overs work in a Boxing Day Test

• Format:
  • Standard five-day Test.
  • Up to four innings in total (each team can bat twice).

• Overs:
  • Aim for at least 90 overs each full day of play.

* Extra overs can be bowled to make up for slow rates or lost time on earlier days, so total overs in a Boxing Day Test can exceed 450.

Key points to remember

• No “20-over” or “50-over” style cap like T20 or ODIs.
• The Boxing Day Test is defined by:
  • Start date: 26 December.
  • Venue tradition (most famously the MCG in Australia), not by a special overs rule.

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