The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced reserve days for the knockout matches of the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2024. The mega event is set to take place following the conclusion of the Indian Premier League 2024 season in June, with the West Indies and USA as the hosts.
The knockout matches, semi-final and the final of the T20 World Cup will have reserve days, decided by the ICC as they recently met in Dubai. A minimum of five overs have to be bowled to the team batting second for it to constitute a game in the group stages and the Super Eight stage. However, in the knockout matches, a minimum of 10 overs need to be bowled in the second innings to constitute a match.
The ICC also approved of the qualification process for the T20 World Cup 2026. The 20-team tournament will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka. It will have a total of 12 automatic qualifiers, with the top eight joining from the 2024 edition. The remaining spots will be taken up by the next best-ranked sides in the ICC Men’s T20I rankings table as of 30 June 2024. Meanwhile, the rest of the eight positions will be filled through the Regional Qualifiers.
ICC makes stop clock rule permanent in white-ball cricket
The International Cricket Council (ICC) also made the stock clock rule a mandate in white ball cricket. The decision was taken on Friday (15 March), following the ICC’s annual Board meetings. The stop clock rule will become permanent in all the ODIs and the T20Is from June 2024. It commences with the CC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 in the West Indies and the USA.
The rule was earlier introduced on a trial basis in men’s limited-overs international matches. It was supposed to be on trial till April 2024. However, the experiment seems to have yielded the right results for the board. As per the rule, the fielding side is expected to start a new over within 60 seconds of the end of the previous over. The electronic clock will be counting down from 60 to zero, with the responsibility of the third umpire to start it.
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