ICC New Rules For T20 Cricket

(The Quiver) The International Cricket Council (ICC) introduced new rule changes for International T20 cricket. These two rules will come into effect later this month. ICC keeps on introducing new rules at regular intervals to improve the pace of the sport.

The West Indies’ one-off tie with Ireland to be held on January 16 will be the first men’s game to be played with the newly introduced rules and South Africa with West Indies’ T20 fixture to be held on January 18 will be the first women’s game to be played under the new playing conditions.

  Know about 5 new rules (including the two latest ones) made by ICC.

1. In- game penalty for slow over rate

As per the new rule, a bowling team must be in the condition to bowl the first ball of the final over of the innings by the scheduled or rescheduled time. If they fail to abide by this rule, then as penalty, one fewer fielder will subsequently be allowed outside the 30yard circle for the remaining overs in the innings. The in-match penalty will add as additional sanction for slow over rate.

2. Optional drinks break between each inning

The second rule change stated by ICC is including optional drinks break in the midpoint of each inning. The break can be two minutes and thirty seconds long; however, both associations taking part in a      bilateral series would have to agree to this rule prior to the start of the series.

3. Bigger stumps for bowlers during DRS in LBW

As per this rule of ICC, height of the bails would also be considered for an LBW/DRS review if 50 percent of the ball clips the bails. Under the old rule, deliveries clipping the bails stayed with the umpire’s call, however, now following the change, the on-field decision can be reversed if half of the ball makes contact with the bails. A little technical this change was nut it allowed the bowlers more room for LBW calls by bringing the bails into the equation.

4. Changes to the points format in WTC 2021-23

As part of the new cycle of the World Test Championship in 2021-23, the ICC announced that contrary to the previous edition, every match of the WTC will provide the participating teams points based on their result. Earlier, every series, be it of the matches or 5 matches, was worth 120 points. With this new rule ICC tried to simply the points allocation process. Teams are now ranked on the percentage of points they win from the number of matches they have contested.

5. Continuation of interim COVID-19 regulations

The ICC had previously announced rules and regulations in the order to keep in check with the covid -19 protocols in 2020. Earlier this year, ICC allowed for these rules to be followed further, meaning only home umpires were allowed to officiate in games, where neutral umpires were previously required. Moreover, hygiene protocols such as the ban on saliva will continue to be followed.