According to a report on website Cricbuzz, the co-hosts and cricket's governing body have reached an agreement to allot an additional 250 minutes (4 hours and 10 minutes) to decide the second finalist of the T20 showpiece in case of rain.
Overall, if it rains on that day, it will take more than eight hours to complete the match on the same day.
Without the provision of a reserve day, the teams playing in the second semi-final will want to please the rain gods as the team that performs better in the group stage will advance to the summit clash in case of rain.
Arrangements have been made to create a buffer of one day between the final of the tournament and the second knockout match. As per the official schedule of the tournament, the first semi-final will be played on June 2 in Trinidad and the reserve day is scheduled for June 27.Whereas, the second semi-final will be played on June 27 at the Providence Stadium in Guyana. The final of the tournament is scheduled to be played on June 29 at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados, with the other semi-finalists having to play back-to-back matches in case of a reserve day.
As per the new playing conditions for the second semi-final, June 28 will be the travel day for the finalists in Guyana.
In the event of any opponent, India will be one of the teams to face the heat of the modified playing conditions. The 2007 T20 World Cup winners have been drawn in Group A along with arch-rivals Pakistan, Canada and co-hosts USA.If qualified, India are in line to play in the second semi-final.
"All four teams have exactly the same opportunity to finish the game. For performance reasons, additional time was immediately allocated for the second semi-final to ensure that teams do not have to 'play, travel, play' on consecutive days. The decision was taken after the game because the game will start at 10.30 am while the first semi-final will start in the evening, which means it is not possible to schedule all the extra time in the same day, this also ensures that the fans in the stadium "You will get the best chance to see the result on that day," Cricbuzz quoted a source as saying.
As per reserve-day playing conditions rules:
13.6.1 All matches will consist of one innings per side, each innings limited to a maximum of 20 overs.All matches shall be of the scheduled duration of one day, provided that the participating countries in the series may agree to provide a reserve day on which the incomplete match may be replayed or continued from the scheduled day.
13.6.2 If the match is to be continued on the reserved day, every effort will be made to complete the match on the scheduled day with any necessary reduction in overs and only if the minimum number of overs required is the match not played. Could. Bowling will be done on the scheduled day and the match will be completed on the reserve day.
13.6.3 If the match has started on the scheduled day and the overs have been reduced after the interruption, but further play is not possible, the match will resume on the reserve day under the same assumption that the last ball played on the scheduled day Went. ,
The tie-break rules for the semi-finals also make it quite complicated:
In accordance with clause 16.10.7 in playing conditions:
a) If a semi-final is tied, the teams will compete in a super-over to determine which team will advance to the final.See Section 16.3.1.2 and Appendix F.
b) If after the tie, weather conditions prevent the super-over from being completed, or if the match is abandoned or there is no result, the team finishing first in the second round group will advance to the final .
As per the original schedule of the tournament, all three knockout matches were allotted reserve days. The United States will face Canada in the World Cup opener on June 2 in Texas.
Overall, if it rains on that day, it will take more than eight hours to complete the match on the same day.
Without the provision of a reserve day, the teams playing in the second semi-final will want to please the rain gods as the team that performs better in the group stage will advance to the summit clash in case of rain.
Arrangements have been made to create a buffer of one day between the final of the tournament and the second knockout match. As per the official schedule of the tournament, the first semi-final will be played on June 2 in Trinidad and the reserve day is scheduled for June 27.Whereas, the second semi-final will be played on June 27 at the Providence Stadium in Guyana. The final of the tournament is scheduled to be played on June 29 at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados, with the other semi-finalists having to play back-to-back matches in case of a reserve day.
As per the new playing conditions for the second semi-final, June 28 will be the travel day for the finalists in Guyana.
In the event of any opponent, India will be one of the teams to face the heat of the modified playing conditions. The 2007 T20 World Cup winners have been drawn in Group A along with arch-rivals Pakistan, Canada and co-hosts USA.If qualified, India are in line to play in the second semi-final.
"All four teams have exactly the same opportunity to finish the game. For performance reasons, additional time was immediately allocated for the second semi-final to ensure that teams do not have to 'play, travel, play' on consecutive days. The decision was taken after the game because the game will start at 10.30 am while the first semi-final will start in the evening, which means it is not possible to schedule all the extra time in the same day, this also ensures that the fans in the stadium "You will get the best chance to see the result on that day," Cricbuzz quoted a source as saying.
As per reserve-day playing conditions rules:
13.6.1 All matches will consist of one innings per side, each innings limited to a maximum of 20 overs.All matches shall be of the scheduled duration of one day, provided that the participating countries in the series may agree to provide a reserve day on which the incomplete match may be replayed or continued from the scheduled day.
13.6.2 If the match is to be continued on the reserved day, every effort will be made to complete the match on the scheduled day with any necessary reduction in overs and only if the minimum number of overs required is the match not played. Could. Bowling will be done on the scheduled day and the match will be completed on the reserve day.
13.6.3 If the match has started on the scheduled day and the overs have been reduced after the interruption, but further play is not possible, the match will resume on the reserve day under the same assumption that the last ball played on the scheduled day Went. ,
The tie-break rules for the semi-finals also make it quite complicated:
In accordance with clause 16.10.7 in playing conditions:
a) If a semi-final is tied, the teams will compete in a super-over to determine which team will advance to the final.See Section 16.3.1.2 and Appendix F.
b) If after the tie, weather conditions prevent the super-over from being completed, or if the match is abandoned or there is no result, the team finishing first in the second round group will advance to the final .
As per the original schedule of the tournament, all three knockout matches were allotted reserve days. The United States will face Canada in the World Cup opener on June 2 in Texas.
