Kolkata, where the qualifiers for the play-offs qualifier-1 and eliminator will be played, has been raining heavily in recent days. Apart from this, the monsoon has intensified in other parts of the country. After the matches in Kolkata, the qualifiers-2 and finals scheduled for Ahmedabad are also at risk of heavy rains.
The Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata has been soaked by the recent rains. Fans are worried about the matches as it is forecast to rain heavily in the coming days.
The match will be played two hours after the scheduled time. At this stage, if the weather is unfavorable, it will be checked whether the match can start till 9.40. This also applies to the final match. As the final starts at 8 pm, it will be checked whether the match can be played till 10.10 pm. Even starting at 10.10 am, both the teams will have a chance to play 20 overs. The time between innings breaks may be reduced to seven minutes, but the strategic timeouts will not change.
It is also possible for a team to shorten the matches to 5 overs. The rules are as follows;
It is also possible for a team to shorten matches by up to 5 overs. In over qualifiers and eliminator matches, the Super Over is considered only if neither team has the opportunity to bat at least 5 overs. So there will be no timeouts in the upcoming matches. The innings break will be 10 minutes. If the 5 over match is not possible then the winner will be decided by the Super Over for the qualifier and eliminator if the conditions are favorable. If the Super Over is not possible, the team that finishes first in the league round will be declared the winner.
Meanwhile, the IPL final, scheduled for May 29, will be played on May 30, the reserve day, if the weather is unfavorable. If the game has to be intermittent due to rain on May 29, the game will be resumed on Reserve Day from whichever score it ended.
However, if he leaves the game on May 29 without even throwing the toss, the match will start with Tos on Reserve Day. If the final is interrupted by rain, the winner of the match will be determined by the Super Over. If so, it will be the first final in IPL history to find the winner through the Super Over.
In previous years, the practice was to allow a team to bat for at least 5 overs in adverse weather conditions.
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