ICC announces reserve days for T20 World Cup knockout matches

Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) board met in Dubai this week and the future structure and context of international bilateral cricket was high on the agenda. Top decisions taken included the introduction of stop-clock as a mandatory playing condition in white-ball cricket and reserve days for the knockout stages during the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.

Both the Board and the Committee of Chief Executives held extensive discussions on the future structure of the game, including consideration of issues such as greater reference to international white ball matches, the feasibility of scheduling windows as well as the principles of the commercial arrangements underpinning the FTP. to be done. ,

“ICC Board and Committee meetings are a forum for us to discuss the long-term future of the international game and in this set of meetings we have spent many hours thinking constructively about the global structure,” ICC Chairman Greg Barclay was quoted as saying by the ICC. Spent.” “Cricket Calendar.”

“Although there are no easy answers, there is a commitment to explore how context can be made and further options will be considered at upcoming meetings,” he said. The board also confirmed that the stop clock will become a permanent fixture in all ODIs and T20Is. The playing conditions for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 were also approved, as well as the qualification process for the 2026 edition of the event.

According to the stop clock rule, which was tried in men’s white-ball cricket, the fielding side is expected to start a new over within 60 seconds of the completion of the previous over. An electronic clock, counting down from 60 to zero, will be displayed on the ground, with the third umpire responsible for determining the start of the clock.

Failure of the fielding side to be ready to bowl the first ball of its next over within the stipulated 60 seconds of completion of the previous over attracts two warnings. Subsequent violations will be fined five runs per incident. The results of the stop clock trial were presented to the Committee of Chief Executives, which revealed that approximately 20 minutes of time was saved per ODI match.

Noting a clear improvement in the flow of the game, the CEC approved that the stop clock will be introduced as a mandatory playing condition in all men’s ODI and T20I matches between Full Members from June 1, 2024, with the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 is also included.

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will have reserve days set for the semi-finals and final and in the group stage and Super Eight series, the team batting second will have to bowl at least five overs to complete the game. In the knock-out stage, a minimum of ten overs will need to be bowled.

The ICC Board also approved the qualification process for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. The event, to be held in India and Sri Lanka, will see 12 automatic qualifiers. These will include the top eight teams from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 as well as the joint hosts, with the remaining spots (between 2-4 depending on the host’s final position) filled by the next highest-ranked teams on the ICC Men’s T20I. Ranking table as of 30 June 2024. The remaining eight teams will be identified through regional qualifiers. (ANI)