CPL 2023 RULES 

1.EACH GAME MUST COMPLETE WITHIN 45 MINS (each inning of 20 min and a 5 min break in between). 

2.  1st OVER OF THE INNINGS WILL BE THE POWERPLAY OVER (FIELDERS CANNOT FIELD AT THE BOUNDARY LINE THEY WILL HAVE TO FIELD WITHIN POWERPLAY BOUNDARY LINE). 

3.  IF THE BOWLING TEAM EXCEEDS INNINGS TIME LIMIT WHICH IS 20 MIN, THEN EVERY BOWLING, THEY 

WILL DO WILL BE THE PART OF POWERPLAY (POWERPLAY RULES WILL BE IMPOSED IMMEDIATELY FOR THOSE LEFT OVERS OR BOWLS) 

4.  MANKAD IS ALLOWED (REFER TO UMPIRE). 

5.IF BALL STUCKS AT AN EXTENDED TERRACE OF FIRST FLOOR OR INSIDE ANY FLAT WILL BE CONSIDERED A DOT BALL EXCEPT IF BALL CLEARS THE BOUNDARY LINE BY ANY MEANS MAY IT BE PASSING BY TERRACE (REFER TO UMPIRE) OR REFLECTING BACK FROM A BUILDING OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARY LINE. 

6.UMPIRE’S DECISION WILL BE THE LAST DECISION NO TEAM PLAYERS CAN COME TO THE FIELD ARGUING OVER ANY DECISION OTHERWISE THE WHOLE TEAM WILL HAVE TO FACE THE CONSEQUENCES, WHATEVER UMPIRE DECIDES. 

7.EVERY TEAM HAS 8 MEMBERS THEY WILL HAVE TO PLAY WITH THEM ONLY ALL THE MATCHES, IN CASE SOMEONE IS MISSING NO SUBSTITUTES WILL BE ALLOWED (IF YOU HAVE 7 PLAYER AVAILABLE THEN PLAY WITH 7 ONLY) 

8.BALL STUCKING ON TERRACE WILL BE GIVEN 2 RUNS. 

9.EVERY SHOT IN GARRAGES WILL GIVE YOU MAXIMUM OF 2 RUNS BY RUNNING AND IF OVERTHROW HAPPENS ANOTHER 2 RUNS OF RUNNING POSSIBLE. 

10.TEAM CONSTITUTES OF 8 PLAYERS YOU HAVE TO USE 5 BOWLERS (IN LEAGUE MATHES AS WELL AS SEMIFINAL AND FINAL MATCHES). 

11.EVERY LEAGUE MATCHES WILL BE OF 6 OVERS PER INNINGS AND SEMIFINAL AND FINAL WILL BE OF 8 OVERS. 

12.ANY INTENTIONAL OBSTRUCTION DONE BY THE BOWLING TEAM OR THE BATTING TEAM WILL NOT BE ENTERTAINED (REFER TO UMPIRE).