The ICC on Friday announced that slow overrates in T20 Internationals will result in one fielder short outside the 30-yard circle for the remaining overs of the innings starting this month.
The governing body also introduced an optional drinking interval between innings in bilateral T20 International cricket as part of its updated playing conditions.
The in-match penalty is in addition to the sanctions for slow over-rates outlined in Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel.
“The over rate rules are capped in section 13.8 of the Conditions of Play, which stipulates that a fielding side must be in a position to bowl the first ball of the last over of the innings by the time fixed or rescheduled for the end of the innings, “The ICC said.
“If they are not in such a position, a lesser fielder will be allowed outside the 30-yard circle for the remaining overs of the innings.”
The change was recommended by the ICC Cricket Committee, which regularly discusses ways to improve the pace of play in all formats, after considering reports on the effectiveness of a similar regulation, which governs the Hundred Competitions organized by the ECB. was involved in the playing condition for.
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In another change, an optional drink break of two minutes and thirty seconds may be taken at the midpoint of each innings, provided that there is an agreement between the members at the start of each series.
The first men’s match to be played in the new playing conditions will be the one-off match between West Indies and Ireland at Sabina Park in Jamaica on 16 January.
The first T20 match of the three-match series between South Africa and West Indies at Centurion on January 18 will be the first women’s match to be played in the new playing conditions.
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