In a press release on Tuesday, the International Cricket Council (ICC) declared that “the clock will be used to regulate the amount of time taken between overs.” “The third time this occurs in an innings, the bowling team will be penalized five runs if they are not prepared to bowl the following over within sixty seconds of the previous over being finished.”
How is the ICC new rule stopwatch going to work?
Each over will have a countdown both on the field and on the big screen, with the TV umpire starting the stop clock. The bowling side has to bowl the first ball of the next over within a minute of the last ball of the previous over.
What if a bowling team couldn’t finish in under a minute?
The bowling team will forfeit five runs and get two warnings for going over the stop clock if they commit an error a third time.
Are there any exceptions?
There are a few specific exemptions in the regulation. The third umpire will not clock the seconds if another hitter crosses the crease before the start of a new over. Moreover, the rule won’t be adhered to if a player on the ground gets hurt and needs medical attention.
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Moreover, the rule will not be applied if a delay results from circumstances outside the fielding side’s control, such as when a ball disappears or needs to be replaced or when equipment breaks down.
The third umpire will not start the stopwatch if a DRS is applied or if the last ball of an over is declared dead.
Additionally, when taking a drink break, there will be no use of the stop clock.
What happens if the batting side isn’t ready for 60 seconds?
If batting causes a delay and a bowling side is ready to bowl in less than a minute, the on-field umpires will have the final say in whether to grant a decision.
A batter forfeits all permitted time if they intentionally wait. If the batting team is fielding second and exceeds their allocated time by three minutes, their total time in the second half will be decreased.
But what would happen if the batting team deliberately delayed the second half even though a bowler was ready to bowl in sixty seconds? That isn’t brought up.
How long will it take to test the stop clock?
All men’s ODIs and T20Is will employ the new experiment for approximately five months, from December 2023 to April 2024. The first part of this new testing phase will consist of about fifty-nine matches.
Will there still be one fielder outside the circle if a bowling team is running late?
Due to slow over rates, the 2022 ICC playing conditions will remain in place, requiring fielding sides to have one fewer fielder in the match’s last over outside the 30-yard circle.
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