The Caribbean Premier League is to introduce a new set of football-like rules to curb players wasting time. Over time, teams and tournaments are looking for ways to curb the slow overage rate. Some have proposed a “more fielders in the 30-yard circle” rule, while others are considering hefty fines for captains. None worked. Therefore, a red card will be shown to a player as a penalty in the upcoming Caribbean Premier League (CPL) season.
The men’s and women’s CPL will introduce football-like rules for the first time in cricket history.
Cricket in many ways tends to follow the path of club football, with T20 leagues already taking precedence over International Cricket League, with bowlers set to use a red card-like system to penalize slow games starting in the upcoming edition of the CPL. If the fielding side is behind the scheduled time at the start of the 20th inning, this will result in players being asked to leave the field.
According to the rules of the shortest format of 85 minutes per game, the 17th game must be completed within 72 minutes and 15 seconds, and the 18th game must be completed within 76 minutes and 30 seconds. The penultimate over must be completed within 80 minutes and 45 seconds and the final over (20th over) must be bowled within 85 minutes.
CPL director of tournament operations Michael Hall said: “We are disappointed that T20 matches are getting longer and longer each year and we want to do all we can to stem this trend.”
What are the CPL new rules?
Here are the new rules regarding slow overage
- If falling behind the required overage rate at the start of round 18, an additional player must enter the fielding circle – a total of 5 players in the circle
- If the pace is behind at the start of round 19, two additional fielders must enter the fielding circle – a total of six fielders in the circle
- If falling behind the rate at the start of the final, the team will lose one player on the field selected by the captain and six players in the fielding circle
- The batting team also has the responsibility to keep the game going. After the umpire’s first and last warning, the batting team will be penalized five points for each time wasted.
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