MOCC BIG BASH 2025
TOURNAMENT RULES
AA) ALL TEAMS WILL PLAY EACH OTHER IN A ROUND ROBIN FIXTURE AND TOP TWO TEAMS WILL QUALIFY FOR THE
FINALS.
BB) IF THE POINTS ARE TIED BETWEEN TWO TEAMS, NET RUN RATE WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR QUALIFICATION TO
FINALS. IF NET RUN RATE IS TIED, HEAD TO HEAD RESULT WILL BE CONSIDERED.
POINTS SYSTEM FOR ROUND ROBIN:
1.
WIN - 4 POINTS
2.
NO RESULT/TIE – 2 POINTS
CC) DUCKWORTH LUIS METHOD WILL BE USED IN RAIN AFFECTED MATCHES. A MINIMUM OF 5 OVERS PER SIDE
IS REQUIRED TO BE PLAYED FOR THE MATCH TO GET A RESULT.
DD) IF THERE IS A DELAY TO THE START OF A MATCH, OVERS WILL BE REDUCED FOR BOTH TEAMS DEPENDING ON
THE TIME LOST. ORGANISING COMMMITTEE RESERVE THE RIGHTS TO REDUCE THE OVERS PER INNINGS OF ALL
MATCHES AS DEEMED NECESSARY DUE TO ANY UNFORSEEN DELAYS CAUSED BY INCLEMENT WEATHER OR SUCH.
IF ANY MATCH HAS TO BE COMPLETELY ABANDONED DUE TO RAIN/WET OUTFIELD, THE POINTS WILL BE EQUALLY
SHARED BETWEEN THE TWO TEAMS, IN CASE A REMATCH IS NOT POSSIBLE.
EE) THERE WILL BE 3 MATCHES PER DAY. MATCH TIMINGS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
MATCH 1:
REPORTING TIME: 07:00 HRS
TOSS AND TEAM DECLARATION: 07:30 HRS
INNINGS 1: 08:00 TO 09:25
INNINGS 2: 09:35 TO 10:55
MATCH 2:
REPORTING TIME: 10:00 HRS
TOSS AND TEAM DECLARATION: 10:30 HRS
INNINGS 1: 11:00 TO 12:25
INNINGS 2: 12:30 TO 13:55
MATCH 3:
REPORTING TIME: 13:00 HRS
TOSS AND TEAM DECLARATION: 13:30 HRS
INNINGS 1: 14:00 TO 15:25
INNINGS 2: 15:30 TO 16:55
THERE WILL NOT BE ANY DRINKS BREAK DURING THE COURSE OF THE MATCH. TEAMS ARE ADVISED TO HAVE
DRINKS/REFRESHMENTS STAND BY AT ALL TIMES IN CASE TO BE CIRCULATED DURING A WICKET FALL/OVER
CHANGE, WITHOUT DELAYING THE MATCH PROCEEDINGS.
FF)
THE PLAYERS IN THE DECLARED XI SHOULD BE PRESENT AT THE VENUE AT THE TIME OF TOSS AND TAKE FIELD
AT 08:00 / 11:00 / 14:00 HRS AS APPLICABLE.
THE PLAYERS WHO ARE NOT PRESENT AT THE VENUE DURING TOSS/TEAM DECLARATION WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO
TAKE PART IN THE MATCH.
ONLY SUBSTITUTE FIELDERS (NO REPLACEMENTS) WILL BE ALLLOWED FOR ANY PLAYER WHO GETS INJURED AFTER
TEAM DECLARATION IS DONE, BUT BEFORE THE ACTUAL START OF THE MATCH. (THIS IS TO AVOID TEAMS
INCLUDING PLAYERS WHO ARE NOT FULLY FIT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MATCH).
FOLLOWING PENALTIES SHALL APLLY TO THE TEAMS FOR NON-COMPLAINCE OF TIMINGS:
1)
FOR LATE READINESS (TAKING FIELD) OF THE BOWLING TEAM, PENALTY OF 5 RUNS PER OVER (4 MINUTES) OF
DELAY WILL BE AWARDED TO BATTING TEAM.
2)
FOR LATE READINESS (TAKING FIELD) OF THE BATTING TEAM, PENALTY OF 5 RUNS PER OVER (4 MINUTES)
WILL BE AWARDED TO THE BOWLING TEAM WHEN THEY START THEIR INNINGS.
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CAPTAINS’S RESPONSIBILITIES:
i)
4 PLAYERS FROM EACH TEAM SHALL BE PRESENT THROUGHOUT THE DAY FOR ASSISITING THE
ORGANISING COMMITTEE FOR SMOOTH CONDUCT OF THE MATCHES.
THE RESPECTIVE CAPTAIN SHALL NOMINATE THE NAMES OF 4 PLAYERS FOR EACH MATCH DAY TO THE
ORGANISING COMMITTEE AND BRIEF THE PLAYERS ACCORDINGLY. THE VOLUNTEERS NEED TO STAY
AROUND THE FILED TO ASSIST WITH CONTINUOUS WATER SUPPLY TO PLAYERS AT THE END OF THE
OVERS AND DURING FALL OF WICKETS. THEY NEED TO POSITION THEMSELVES AROUND THE GROUND,
AND ASSIST WITH RETRIEVING THE BALLS WHEN BOUNDRIES ARE HIT, SO THAT TIME IS SAVED.
ii)
CAPTAINS TO ENSURE STRICT CONDUCT OF PLAYERS ON FIELD. PLAYERS SHOULD RESPECT THE UMPIRE’S
DECISION WHICH WILL BE FULL AND FINAL.
iii)
CAPTAINS TO ENSURE THAT THEIR TEAMS USE CLUB KITS AND EQUIPMENT WITH CARE AND PACK THE
KITS AND KEEP READY FOR THE NEXT MATCH.
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GG)TEAMS WILL HAVE TO ENSURE THAT THEY COMPLETE THE QUOTA OF 20 OVERS WITHIN THE ALLOTED TIME OF
85 MINUTES.
HH)ON THE COMPLETION OF 85TH MINUTE, IF THE FIEDING TEAM HAS NOT STARTED THEIR 20TH OVER, FIELD
RESTRICTION WILL APPLY AND FIVE FIEDLERS TO BE IN THE RING.
II) A BOWLER CAN BOWL A MAXIMUM OF 4 OVERS IN AN INNINGS.
JJ) ICC MEN’S TWENTY20 INTERNATIONAL PLAYING CONDITIONS EFFECTIVE MAY 2021 APPLIES.
KK) SPIKES ARE ALLOWED WHILE BOWLING, BUT NOT PERMITTED DURING BATTING TO AVOID DAMAGE TO
THE WICKET. WARNINGS/BANS AS APPLICABLE WILL BE MADE INCASE OF PLAYERS WITH SPIKE RUNNING INTO
THE DANGER AREA OF THE WICKET.
LL)
INCASE A BASTMAN IS INJURED, HE WILL HAVE TO RETIRE HURT AND THEN RETURN AT A LATER STAGE. NO
BACK UP RUNNER WILL BE ALLOWED TO ANY BATSMAN.
RETIRING HURT: A PLAYER IS DECLARED RETIRED HURT ONLY IN CASE OF ACTUAL PHYSICAL INJURY/CRAMPS, AS
DECIDED BY THE UMPIRES AFTER EXAMINING AND CONFIRMING THE REAL CAUSE AND INABILITY OF THE PLAYER TO
CONTINUE HIS INNINGS. LACK OF STAMINA CANNOT BE CONSIDERED A REASON FOR RETIREMENT.
AFTER RETIRING HURT, A BATSMAN MAY RESUME HIS INNINGS ONLY AFTER THE 7
TH WICKET OF HIS TEAM HAS
FALLEN. A BOWLER LEAVING THE FIELD DUE TO INJURY CAN RESUME BOWLING CAN BOWL AGAIN ONLY AFTER
FIELDING AN EQUIVALENT NUMBER OF OVERS HE WAS OFF THE FIELD.
MM) FOR THE ROUND ROBIN MATCHES, POINTS WILL BE SHARED BETWEEN THE TEAMS (2 EACH) IN CASE OF A TIE.
FOR THE FINAL, WINNERS WILL BE DECIDED THROUGH A SUPER OVER IN CASE OF A TIE. IF SUPER OVER ALSO ENDS
IN A TIE, ANOTHER SUPER OVER WILL BE PLAYED AND SAME CONTINUED UNTIL THERE IS A CLEAR WINNNER.
NN) ROTATION POLICY:
EACH PARTICPATING TEAM CAPTAIN HAS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY MEMBER OF HIS SQUAD WILL PLAY IN A
MINIMUM OF 3 MATCHES (IF AVAILABLE FOR ALL MATCHES)
AND / OR
50% OF THE MATCHES FOR WHICH A PLAYER IS AVAILABLE, IN CASE OF PARTIAL AVAILABILITY (EXCLUDING THE
FINAL).
