Stop Clock In ODIs And T20Is, 5-Run Penalty

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Bowling groups in males’s ODI and T20Is will be enforced a five-run charge if the bowler goes beyond the 60 2nd limitation of bowling the next over for the 3rd time in an innings, the sport’s governing body ICC stated on Tuesday. It will be utilized on a trial basis. The choice was taken at the International Cricket Council (ICC) Board conference. “The CEC accepted present a stop clock on a trial basis in males’s ODI and T20I cricket from December 2023 to April 2024. The clock will be utilized to control the quantity of time taken in between overs. “If the bowling group is not all set to bowl the next over within 60 seconds of the previous over being finished, a 5-run charge will be enforced the 3rd time it occurs in an innings,” stated the ICC in a declaration.

The ICC likewise made a modification to its procedure of prohibiting a pitch from global cricket.

“Changes to the pitch and outfield tracking policies were likewise authorized, consisting of a simplification of the requirements versus which a pitch is evaluated and increasing the limit for when a location might have its global status gotten rid of from 5 demerit indicate 6 demerit points over a five-year duration,” the ICC included.