Cricket Tournament Rules

All matches will be played with "hard tennis" balls. We will provide balls and wickets for all the matches. The matches will be played at “       ”.

General Rules:-

1. Umpire's decision will be final in all matters.
2. Each game shall be played between two teams of ten players each. Each team would play all the other teams in the league and would be ranked according to their performance. Top two teams would then qualify for finals. In case of tie, net run rate will be used to determine the top two teams.
3. Each game will have a maximum of 8 overs per side during the league matches and 10 overs per side during the final. Each over is defined as 6 Balls.
4. Each team can have

1. League matches:-

1. two bowlers bowl up to a maximum of 2 overs per match

1. Finals:-

1. One bowler can bowl up to a maximum of 3 overs per match
2. One bowler bowl up to a maximum of 2 overs per match

1. All the overs are bowled from one end of the pitch only, as determined by the umpires.
2. There will be no LBWs. However, leg byes will be permitted as long as the batsman has attempted for a shot.
3. A substitute fielder shall be permitted, for injured player. The substitute fielder cannot bowl or bat.
4. If a player from the fielding team retires in the middle of the match for some overs, then the player is required to spend as many overs on the field before the player can return to bowl.
5. A by runner shall be allowed if both umpires and opposition captain agree then an injured player can be allowed to have a runner when batting
6. A player acting as a runner for a batsman should be a member of batting team and shall, if possible, should have already completed batting in that innings The regular run out/stumping rules are applicable to the player acting as a runner
7. There is NO last man batting. The inning is completed at the fall of the 9th wicket. All 10 players should have been registered, signed the waiver form, and should not have played for any other team in the tournament.
8. Boundaries shall be defined by the tournament committee and explained to both captains at the start of every match.
9. Both wide and no-ball will count as extra runs and an extra ball will have to be bowled in the over.
10. Any runs (byes) scored off the wides or no-balls (byes, leg-byes, off the bat) will be credited as well.
11. A batsman can be stumped off a wide ball, or run-out off a wide and/or a no-ball.
12. A ball shall be deemed a dead ball if the ball is pitched before the halfway point of the pitch or has 2 pitches before the batsman in normal stance. An extra ball shall be bowled
13.  All tournament rules are subject to change by the tournament committee and/or the umpires.

Match timings and Punctuality:-

1. Teams not reporting in time will be disqualified and their opponents will get a bye and 2 points.
2. Both captains have to be present for the toss at 15 minutes before the schedule time. If the captain is not available, that team will forfeit the toss.
3. All teams are expected to be prompt and ready to play. Any deliberate delay in the start of a game will result in the guilty team being penalized overs or, ultimately, disqualification from the competition. In this case the other team will get 2 points.
4. Coin toss will be completed off the field, and both teams will be fully prepared to take the field as soon as the field is available.
5. All team members should be present before the match on the field. The game will not be held up due to the absence of any player of either side.
6. Any side not ready to take the field (or an incomplete team) will forfeit, or must take the field with 'player(s) short'.
7. It is expected of all teams to finish one innings in 45 minutes this will allow time to set up the pitch and boundary markers.

Penalty for taking the field late:-

In case one team is not able to take the field due to players arriving late the following rule can be used to deduct overs. If a team is able to take the field:

We recommend that the waiting captain inform the umpire about the other team being late and ask him to implement this punctuality rule. The umpire should implement the rule as strictly as possible. To implement the rule, the umpire should make sure that 1 team is ready and the other team is not ready to take the field and accordingly penalize the team being late. The umpires present after considering the situations would take the decision. Once the umpires have taken a decision, the team captains should make sure that they follow it gracefully. If a captain thinks that the umpire is not implementing the rule properly, the captain should immediately consult the Umpiring and Appeals committee and request the committee to discuss the scenario with the umpire. If the captain is not able to get hold of the Umpiring and Appeals committee, then they can contact any organizer that they can get hold off.