Saturday, April 25, 2009

All about the Super Over

1. Subject to weather conditions the Super Over will take place on the scheduled day of the match at a time to be determined by the IPL Match Referee. In normal circumstances it shall commence 5 minutes after the conclusion of the match.

2. The Super Over will take place on the pitch allocated for the match (the designated pitch) unless otherwise determined by the umpires in consultation with the ground authority and the IPL Match Referee.

3. Each team elects three batsmen and one bowler prior to the commencement of the Super Over.

4. The nominated players are given in writing to the IPL Match Referee using a standard form.

5. The umpires shall stand at the same end as that in which they finished the match.

6. The umpires shall choose which end to bowl and both teams will bowl from the same end.

7. Each team’s over is played with the same fielding restrictions as those that are in place for the last over of a normal match.

8. The team batting second in the match will bat first in the Super Over.

9. The same ball (or a ball of a similar age if the original ball is out of shape) as used at the end of the team’s innings shall be used for the Super Over.

10. The loss of two wickets in the Super Over ends the team’s Super Over innings.

11. The team scoring the most runs in the Super Over shall be declared the winner. In the event of the team’s having the same score after the Super Over has been completed, the team that hit the most number of sixes combined from its innings in the main match and in the Super Over shall be the winner.

12. If the number of sixes hit by both teams is equal, the team that hit the most number of boundaries (fours and sixes) from its innings in the main match and in the Super Over will be declared the winner.

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