T20 World Cup Final: Reserve day rules, minimum overs, 190 extra minutes – full playing conditions revealed
T20 World Cup Final: ICC has taken some extra measures to contain the threat of rain.©AFP
India and South Africa will face each other in the T20 World Cup 2024 final on Saturday at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. Team India led by Rohit Sharma will look to end their 11-year long wait for an ICC trophy, however, the game is likely to be interrupted by rain. Although the weather forecast predicts a 51 percent chance of rain, the ICC has taken some extra measures to contain the threat of rain on the day of the match. Firstly, a reserve day (30 June) has been allocated in case the match cannot be completed on the scheduled day.
According to the ICC’s playing conditions for the tournament, “Every effort will be made to complete the match on the scheduled day with any necessary reduction in overs taking place, and only if the minimum number of overs required to constitute a match cannot be bowled on the scheduled day will the match be completed on the reserve day.”
If a full game is not possible, both teams must bat 10 overs to achieve a result. That said, an extra 190 minutes have been allocated to achieve a result on the scheduled day.
If the game is not restarted by the deadline on the scheduled day, the match will be restarted at the same point in the reserve, which means there will be no restart.
If it is not possible to play on the scheduled day, the game will begin at the same time scheduled on the original day. Most importantly, if overs are reduced on the scheduled day and played before the break on the same day, the game will start at the same point on the reserve day.
Example 1: The match starts with 20 overs per side and there is a break at 9 overs. The overs are reduced to 17 overs per side and play is about to resume. Before another ball is bowled, it rains and play is abandoned for the day. As the match did not resume with the revised overs, the match must continue on Reserve Day with the original 20 overs per side, with the overs reduced if necessary during Reserve Day.
Example 2: The match starts at 20 overs a side and there is a break after 9 overs. The overs have been reduced to 17 overs a side and play is about to resume. This time the match starts and after one over has been bowled, it rains and the match is abandoned for the day. As the match has been resumed, it continues on Reserve Day at 17 overs a side, with the overs reduced further if necessary during Reserve Day.
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