The ICC is set to trial introducing run penalties for slow over rates in international white-ball cricket from the end of this year, in order to try and combat ever lengthening limited overs matches.
At the ICC Board meeting today (21 November), the Chief Executive laid out plans to introduce stopwatches on a trial basis in men’s ODI and T20I cricket from December 2023 to April 2024. approved. This clock is used to mark time. The period until the over is regulated. If the bowling team is not ready to bowl the next over within 60 seconds from the end of the previous over, he will be penalized with a five-run penalty for the third time in the first innings.
The current penalty for late infractions in the ICC Code of Conduct is a percentage of the player’s match fee. The last recorded incident in which a penalty was awarded for a slow over in international white-ball cricket occurred in August 2023 against Rovman Powell after his T20I between West Indies and India.
However, excessive penalties have become a hot topic in Test cricket in recent months. In June, match fines for teams bowling too slowly were reduced to 5 per cent for each over below target, capped at 50 per cent of the total match fee. Furthermore, if a team is eliminated within his 80 overs instead of his previous 60, no over-odds penalty will be imposed. Teams will also lose World Test Championship points for slow overrates in Test matches, and England will be deducted 19 points from the drawn Ashes series.
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At the same Council meeting, the ICC also explained the position of Sri Lanka following its recent suspension for breach of its obligations as a Member State. Sri Lanka is still allowed to play bilateral international cricket and participate in ICC events. However, the Under-19 Men’s World Cup, which was scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka early next year, has been moved to South Africa.
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