? CRICKET CARNIVAL 2024?

Date: 20th October 2024

Venue: Jagadguru Sports Club, Lohegaon

? Get Ready for the Ultimate Cricket Showdown! ?

Smash boundaries, dive for catches, and showcase your skills as teams battle it out for glory. This is your chance to shine!

Tournament Format:

• Gents' Teams: 7 matches in a Round Robin format. Top 4 teams qualify for semi-finals based on Points and NRR.

• Ladies' Teams: 2 matches for each team, with the top 2 teams clashing directly in the finals!

Semi-Finals Matchups:

• Gents: 1st vs 3rd and 2nd vs 4th.

• Ladies: Top 2 teams clash directly in the finals.

Match Rules:

• Reporting Time: 9:30 AM SHARP! (Teams must report 15 mins before their match.)

• Sixit Ball Action! – 6 overs per inning.

• New ball for every match.

• 8 players per team – NO SUBSTITUTIONS allowed on tournament day!

• Only 1 injured batsman can use a runner. If a runner is used, the batsman using the runner cannot bowl in that match, and the runner cannot be changed for that match.

• Extra runs for Wides, No Balls, Byes, and Leg Byes.

• NO BALL for overstepping the crease!

• ⁠NO BALL for over-speeding!

• FREE HIT for every NO BALL!

• Using body parts to block the ball from hitting the stumps = OUT!

• Each team must bowl 6 overs in 15 minutes.

• 1 over per bowler, with only 1 bouncer per over.

Special Rules for Thrills:

• 1st Over = Batting Powerplay! (Only 1 fielder behind the stumps.)

• After Powerplay, only 2 players behind the stumps allowed.

• Ball touches the Upper Net and goes to the boundary line then 6, ball touches the Side Net and goes to the boundary line then 4!

• Ball outside turf or stuck in net where the ball is not reachable? 1 run declared!

• MANKAD = OUT!

• Obstruction during a runout = OUT!

• Catch after ball touches the upper net? OUT!

• ⁠Catch after the ball touches the side net? NOT OUT!

• No Last Man Batting allowed.

Dress Code:

• T-shirts will be provided!

• Blue/Black pants and sports shoes are compulsory!

Disputes:

• Only team captains can discuss with the umpire. Umpires have full authority to disqualify players for misconduct.

IMPORTANT:

NO ALCOHOL ALLOWED! Any player or spectator found consuming alcohol will be removed from the venue.

Get ready for a day of thrilling cricket action! ?? See you on the field!