By Ravi - Jun 27, 2025 08:38 PM
T20 is considered to be the most exciting format of cricket. This is the reason why now there is a T20 league in every country and ICC also organizes its World Cup every two years. Now ICC has taken a big decision to make it more exciting as well as more transparent than before. ICC has changed the rules of powerplay of this game which will be implemented from July 2.
Under the revised system, if the match is reduced to 19 overs, the powerplay will be 5.4 overs. For a 15-over match it will be 4.3 overs, and in an 8-over game the powerplay will be 2 overs per side. These new rules will come into effect from July.
This adjustment is not entirely new to cricket - it has already been successfully implemented in England's T20 Blast, where players and match officials have seamlessly embraced the split powerplay, even when they get run out in the middle of an over.
In addition, the ICC has decided to apply the stopwatch rule used to improve over rates in limited-overs formats to Test cricket as well. The move is part of a wider effort by the ICC to modernise the game and increase its pace and spectator engagement.
To deal with the problem of slow over rate in Test cricket, ICC has now started using stop watch. This is currently applicable in limited overs cricket. Under this, the fielding team will have to start the next over within 60 seconds. Teams will get two warnings after which a penalty of five runs will be given. The clock will be reset after 80 overs.
ICC has maintained the ban on saliva, but umpires will now have the right to change the ball if a player accidentally spits on it, but this will happen only when the condition of the ball is bad.
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