The
decision of umpires - on field will be final and binding.
Any
controversy or objection to that will NOT be entertained.
There
will be one official scorer for every match whose records will be taken as
final.
The
tournament will be played with a light tennis ball.
Team
members can carry their own wooden bats. Fiber bates are strictly NOT allowed.
10
players will play per team on the field.
All
matches will be 5 overs a side.
The
maximum number of overs a bowler can bowl is 1.
The 1st Over of the match
will be bowled by female player from both teams.
Both opening batsmen for
each team will be female players.
Both female openers must
face the entire 1st Over.
If either of the female
openers is dismissed during this over, she will remain on the field, and the
strike will change as per normal cricket rules. Runs scored on a ball where a
female opener is dismissed will not be counted.
A female
player who gets out in the first over will be replaced by a male player in the
subsequent over, while any female player who remains not out will continue to
bat in the next over.
The
batting team will select their Powerplay between overs 2 and 4.
A Free Hit will
follow a no ball, but runouts are still valid.
Fast bowling is
not permitted during the match.
Declare Runs
4
runs and 6 runs are declared if the ball hits on bounce or directly to the net
exactly opposite of batsman hitting the ball.
Rest
all runs need to be taken by running between the wickets.
Ball
getting deflected from side nets to boundary net will be considered as 4 runs.
Field Restrictions
A
maximum of 5 fielders can be present at any time behind the bowler.
3 on the boundary and 2 in
between bowler and boundary fielders.
3
fielders in between two ends i.e., bowling and batting.
Mode of Dismissals
Stumps
bowled by the bowler.
Ball
in the air Caught out by the fielding team.
On-strike
batsman can be stumped out by wicketkeeper.
Either
batsman can be run out by the fielding team.
Stumping
on no ball will not be considered.
If
the keeper collects the ball before it passes the stumps for the stumping, then
stumping will be not valid.
Extra Runs
Wide
= 1 Run, No Ball = 1 Run.
Extra
runs for No Ball, Wide, Byes, Leg Byes, Over-throw are applicable. Run taken on
a No ball/ wide ball will be counted in addition to the No ball/ Wide ball run.
Ball
going above batsman’s shoulder after first bounce.
Touching
bowling line - bowler should bowl standing within the bowling crease.
Ball
outside of the crease (Pitch) will be declared as No Ball
There
will be No line in between the crease, ball pitched before/touched the line
declared as No.
Change
of bowling side or wicket keeper without notice of umpire
Run-out
on No-ball - Runs, wicket and ball will be counted.
Run-out
on Wide – Runs and wicket will be counted.
Bowling Rule
All feet should be within
the box while bowling.
Side
arm action is not allowed. All side arm ball will be considered as no-ball.
While
bowling, the arm/wrist of the bowler should be below waist height.
You
cannot argue with on-field umpire regarding this rule.
Bowling style will be under-arm
for men & women
Batting Rule
One foot should always be
within the batting crease while hitting.
In
case you fail to do this, that run won’t be added to your run tally, but the
ball will be counted. Also, if you lose your wicket on this ball that wicket
will also be counted.
Points Calculation
Group
Stage
2
Points for Winner
In
case of Tie – 1 Super Over. In case of Tie during Super Over – Tally of
boundaries will be calculated. In case of Tie in boundaries – Number of Wickets
will be calculated. In case of Tie in number of wickets – the team who won the
toss will be declared as winner.
Semi’s & Final
In
case of tie - 1 Super Over
In
case of tie in Super Over, we will have one more super over.
In
case of tie during second super over, we will go for third super over.
In
case of tie during third super over we will then follow the group stage rule.
Note:
- All the teams should be present at least 20 minutes before their match
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