This rule will be applicable from this month.
Dubai, Slow over rate in T20 cricket will now be severely punished as the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Friday that the team that does not complete the over within the stipulated time will be given a fielder outside the circle of 30 yards. have to be kept low. This rule will be applicable from this month.
The ICC has also included optional drink breaks in between innings in bilateral international T20 cricket under the Revised Terms and Conditions of Play. Section 2 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Support Staff. ICC provisions for slow over-rate under 22 will remain the same. This includes demerit points and monetary penalties on the team and the captain.
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The ICC said, “Section 13 of the Terms and Conditions of Play. 8 has over-rate rules, under which the fielding team must bowl the first ball of the last over within a stipulated time. Failure to do so will result in one less fielder outside the 30-yard circle for the rest of the innings.” Normally five fielders can be placed outside the 30-yard circle after the first six overs. If the rule of over speed is not followed, only four fielders can be kept.
The umpire at the bowler’s end shall notify the fielding team, the batsman and the other umpire of the scheduled time prior to the start of the innings and a rescheduled time in case of any interference. The change has been recommended by the ICC’s Cricket Committee, which continues to review ways to maintain the pace of the game across formats.
In addition, there is a provision for an optional drink break of two and a half minutes in between innings, provided this is agreed upon by the members before the start of each series. Under the new rules, the first match will be played between West Indies and Ireland at Sabina Park on 16 January. In the women’s section, the first match will be played between South Africa and West Indies at Centurion on January 18.