US EditionICC Revamps Rules for T20Is
- The ICC has introduced a stop clock in Test cricket to address slow over rates, requiring fielding teams to start each over within 60 seconds of the previous one ending.
- Fielding teams will receive two warnings for slow over rates, and on the third infringement, the batting side will be awarded five penalty runs.
- The ICC clarified the rules on deliberate short runs, stating that if a batter deliberately does not complete a run, the batting team can face penalties including five runs to the fielding side.
- Updates to the review process include that referrals by players and umpires will be examined in chronological order, as per the ICC's announcements regarding the new playing conditions.
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ICC revamps rules for T20Is
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has introduced new playing conditions for men's T20 Internationals, with the key change focusing on how powerplay overs are calculated in reduced-overs matches. These updates will come into effect on July 10, 2025. Until now, in shortened games, the number of powerplay overs was rounded off to the nearest full over, often causing an imbalance in fielding restrictions. The ICC has now decided to round power…
In T20 matches that are shortened due to rain or any other reason, the number of overs of power play will be, it has been clearly decided. If the match is reduced to 5-5 overs due to rain, then the power play will be of 1.3 overs.
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ICC introduces stop clock in new WTC cycle
Dubai, Jun 26 (PTI) The ICC has introduced stop clock in Test cricket to deal with slow over rates while allowing fielding teams to decide which batter should be on strike in case of a ‘deliberate’ short-run as part of the playing conditions for 2025-27 World Test Championship cycle. The new rules have been implemented […]
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