(235) Tens-4...Rules For The New Cricket Format Poem by premji premji

• In a single innings, each of the bowlers can bowl a maximum of only one-fifth of the total overs i.e.2 overs in a total of 10 overs.
• Only one new ball is allowed for a team.
• For wide balls,1 run and 1 ball is awarded to batting team.
• Strict control over allowing wide balls (At least three bails distance from leg stump)
• If a bowler ever delivers a no-ball, the batting team gets one run for that ball and one extra ball.
• In a normal tens-4 match, the innings interval lasts for 9 minutes (first session of two innings and the last session of two innings) .But the main interval, between first and second session, will be 15 minutes.
• If and only if, each of the two teams have completed one innings, will be a match deemed to have played where result can be obtained.
• There is no follow on in tens-4. But innings victory is there.
• In each over, one bouncer ball is allowed.
• The first pitching distance of the ball should be 12 yards and above from the bowling end. If a ball hits the pitch less than this distance, it will be considered as a no ball.
Format
The format of a tens-4 match consists of four ten-ten innings. The game is played between two teams, each of them having two innings of 10 overs. The team, who wins the toss, can either elect to bat or field the first innings. Now their first innings score is defined. Immediately after the completion of first innings, there will be a break of 9 minutes. The first fielding team will bat now their first innings. So after the completion of these two innings, the first session of tens-4 is over. The lead will be the difference between scores of the two teams. Then there will be a break of 15 minutes. The next two innings will also be played similarly as in the first session.
Field Restrictions
• If the fielding team delays of bowling its innings within the prescribed time allotted for an innings, a penalty of reducing their overs for their batting innings will be done. This is based on the extra time they take to complete their bowling of 10 overs.
• The fielding restrictions will be as that of One-day matches.
• The power-play will be restricted to 3 overs / innings.
• The ground size will be a compromise between T20 and One day matches

Decisions

• If the match could not complete a minimum of two innings, result will not be obtained. In such a condition,1 point will be awarded to each team.
• If the match is delayed to start, the second session innings can be shortened to innings of minimum five overs. If the delay is more, only the first session of two innings will be played and result obtained.
• If the match is interrupted after the first session and some time is lost due to rain, the umpire can reset the innings duration based on the available time within the time schedule of the match. But in such a condition, each team should get a minimum of at least five overs for their respective innings.
• If the first innings of the second session is batted and before the completion of 5th overs of the second innings, play is completely interrupted, then the winner is the first session top scoring team.
• In a match, if the second session is abandoned, the winner is the top scoring team of the first session.
• If there is a tie in the above situation, the team with fewer wickets lost is the winner. (Tie means equal runs for both the teams in the first session innings)
• If there is a tie in the case of wickets also, then the team who had given the least no of extras will be the winner.
• If there is a tie in the extras, then the team with maximum number of sixes will be the winner.
• If there is a tie in the number of sixes, then the team with maximum no of fours will be the winner.
• If there is a tie in the case of fours also, then 1 point will be awarded to each team.
• If the match is interrupted after the completion of 35th over, the team having the highest run-rate will be the winner. Here we will consider the run rate of only the corresponding overs of the second batting team. (Ie, if the second batting team bats for 16 overs, the run-rate is calculated and compared with the run-rate for the first 16 overs for first batting team. Whoever has the highest run-rate, will be the winner.
• If there is a tie for run-rates, then the team who lost lesser wickets will be the winner.
• If there is tie in wickets also, the team with fewer extras will be winner…
• If there is tie in extras, the team with maximum sixes will be the winner.
• If there is tie in sixes also, the team with maximum fours will be the winner.
• If there is tie in fours also, then 1 point will be awarded to each team. This method will be adopted up to 39.5 over.
• If there is a tie at the end of 40 overs, each of the two teams nominates three batsmen and one bowler, to play a one-over per side. If a team loses two wickets before the over is complete, it loses the game. If this does not happen, the team with the higher score from its over wins it. In case there is a tie after this super over as well, then the game will go for do or die.

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Premji