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Cape Town – Astronomic fines lie in wait for captains and teams that play their cricket at a snail’s pace in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
It was announced on Thursday that organisers of the Twenty20 series will dish out severe punishments to teams that don’t bowl their 20 overs inside the allotted time slot.
IPL chairperson Lalit Modi said at a press conference on Thursday that teams may be fined in excess of R3.2-m if they go over the allotted time.
He said that teams last year at times took up to 45 minutes longer than the allotted 80 minutes.
One of the big attractions of Twenty20 cricket is that matches finish inside three hours.
Each team usually gets 80 minutes to bowl its 20 overs, with a break of 20 minutes between innings.
However, there is a new initiative in this year’s IPL. There will be a break of seven-and-a-half minutes after 10 overs for teams to discuss their strategies.
Modi believes that will put an end to any excuse that teams may have for not going through their overs quickly enough.
Matches will now last for three hours and 15 minutes.
However, rumours are doing the rounds that the seven-and-a-half minutes is nothing more than an attempt by the IPL to sell advertising.
Cricinfo reported that spectators will be entertained by musicians, while there will be three advertising slots of two-and-a-half minutes each.
Fines for teams that go over their allotted time are as follows:
- a $20 000 fine for the captain that transgresses first;
- a $220 000 fine for the entire team when a second transgression takes place; and
- a $360 000 fine for a third offence. The captain will then also be suspended for one game.
The IPL starts at Newlands this weekend with the eight teams set to be involved in four matches.
However, rain may play havoc with Sunday’s scheduled games in the Cape.
Newlands groundsman Evan Flint said on Thursday that all four games will be played on the same track.
“I’m not really worried. It’s one of the test pitches that normally lasts for five days,” he said.
“The only concern is that we’re at the end of the season and the pitches have been used quite a bit this season.”
Cape Town – Astronomic fines lie in wait for captains and teams that play their cricket at a snail’s pace in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
It was announced on Thursday that organisers of the Twenty20 series will dish out severe punishments to teams that don’t bowl their 20 overs inside the allotted time slot.
IPL chairperson Lalit Modi said at a press conference on Thursday that teams may be fined in excess of R3.2-m if they go over the allotted time.
He said that teams last year at times took up to 45 minutes longer than the allotted 80 minutes.
One of the big attractions of Twenty20 cricket is that matches finish inside three hours.
Each team usually gets 80 minutes to bowl its 20 overs, with a break of 20 minutes between innings.
However, there is a new initiative in this year’s IPL. There will be a break of seven-and-a-half minutes after 10 overs for teams to discuss their strategies.
Modi believes that will put an end to any excuse that teams may have for not going through their overs quickly enough.
Matches will now last for three hours and 15 minutes.
However, rumours are doing the rounds that the seven-and-a-half minutes is nothing more than an attempt by the IPL to sell advertising.
Cricinfo reported that spectators will be entertained by musicians, while there will be three advertising slots of two-and-a-half minutes each.
Fines for teams that go over their allotted time are as follows:
- a $20 000 fine for the captain that transgresses first;
- a $220 000 fine for the entire team when a second transgression takes place; and
- a $360 000 fine for a third offence. The captain will then also be suspended for one game.
The IPL starts at Newlands this weekend with the eight teams set to be involved in four matches.
However, rain may play havoc with Sunday’s scheduled games in the Cape.
Newlands groundsman Evan Flint said on Thursday that all four games will be played on the same track.
“I’m not really worried. It’s one of the test pitches that normally lasts for five days,” he said.
“The only concern is that we’re at the end of the season and the pitches have been used quite a bit this season.”
