Twenty20's super eliminator over

The bowl-out has been used in two Twenty20 international games so far, but those are the only instances of its implementation in an international match. The ICC Chief Executives' Committee have replaced the bowl-out with a one-over eliminator in the case of a tied game.

The rule was implemented during the New Zealand-West Indies T20 match. Here’s a look at the procedure for the one over per side eliminator

The following procedure will apply should the provision for a one over per side eliminator be adopted in any match.

* Subject to weather conditions the one over per side eliminator will take place on the scheduled day of the match at a time to be determined by the referee. In normal circumstances it shall commence 5 minutes after the conclusion of the match.

* The one over per side eliminator will take place on the pitch allocated for the match (the designated pitch) unless otherwise determined by the umpires in consultation with the ground authority and the referee.

* Prior to the commencement of the one over per side eliminator each team elects three batsmen and one bowler.

* The nominated players are given in writing to the referee.

* The umpires shall stand at the same end as that in which they finished the match.

* The umpires shall choose which end to bowl and both teams will bowl from the same end.

* Each team’s over is played with the same fielding restrictions as those that are in place for the last over of a normal T20 International match.

* The team batting second in the match will bat first in the one over eliminator.

* The same ball (or a ball of a similar age if the original ball is out of shape) as used at the end of the team’s innings shall be used for the “extra” over.

* The loss of two wickets in the over ends the team’s one over innings.

* In the event of the team’s having the same score after the one over per side eliminator has been completed, the team that hit the most number of sixes combined from its two innings in both the main match and the one over per side eliminator shall be the winner.

* If the number of sixes hit by both teams is equal, the team that hit the most number of boundaries (fours and sixes) in the ‘eliminator’ will be declared the winner.

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