The IPL 2022 Qualifier between the Gujarat Titans and the Rajasthan Royals is currently under the shadow of dark clouds in Kolkata. The city was hit with rain on match day and fans and both teams were standing with their arms crossed and hoping that eventually the rain would go away and the weather gods would allow the full 20s to be played. capacity for an extra match. This is an important match because the winning team will directly enter the IPL 2022 final.
Both teams have a number of influential players and a full 40-plus game is essential for these players to show their strength at the historic Eden Gardens Stadium.
But in the event of rain and delays, BCCI and IPL have created a set of rules. For a full match to be played on the same day as scheduled, the match needs to start by 9:40pm IST at the latest.
Below are other rules regarding weather and rain affecting competition conditions in the IPL knockouts.
1. Extra time is 120 minutes available for each knockout match.
2. The knockout match may begin on the first day no later than 9:40pm without reducing the number of passes (10 minute interval, timeout retained). Finals may begin on the first day no later than 10:10pm with no reduction in passes (10min interval, timeout retained)
3. A reserve day is available for the final on May 30, 2022 at Shri Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad starting at 8pm. There is an extra 120 minutes of extra time on the substitute day.
4. The number of hurdles in a knockout match may be reduced, if necessary, to give each side a chance to hit the ball five times.
5. The latest time a 5-round match per side can start is 11:56pm (10min intervals, no timeout) – with a scheduled end of 12:50pm. The pause for the Finals will be 12.26am for 5 extra periods each.
6. If the Finals has started (at least one bowling ball) but has not ended on the original date, then the Finals will be ended on the reserve day. The match will continue at the point where it was stopped the previous day. For the avoidance of doubt, any match recalculation performed where the match actually restarted the night before will be ignored. Note that 3 hours 20 minutes plus an additional 2 hours will be available to play on reserve day.
7. Examples of applications of paragraphs 5 and 6:
one. The final starts and after 4 passes of the first inning, rain will prevent the next match on that night → the match restarts at 8:00pm on 30 May 2022 with (if conditions permit) The first turn is completed (16 overs) and the second entire turn is 20 overs in total.
b. If any Qualifier or Qualifier starts on time and completes the first inning of 20 rounds but after 5.1 passes of the second inning, rain will prevent play from continuing on that night → result was decided that night according to the Duckworth/Lewis/Stern method.
c. After the throw for the Finals, there will be no matches on that night → a 20+ player match starts at 8pm on May 30, 2022. There will be another toss and a new team. can be selected.
8. For Qualifying Qualifiers knockout matches and each qualifying match (no reserve dates), in the event that the overtime 5 cannot be scheduled at the end of extra time on the first day, Teams will , if conditions permit, play Super Pass to determine the winner of the relevant Elimination or Qualifier match. This means that the pitch and ground must be ready for play so that the Super Cup can start before 12:50am at the latest.
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9. For the Finals, in the event that it is not possible to arrange the match beyond 5 matches at the end of extra time on the substitute day, the teams, if conditions permit, will compete in the Super Overpass to determine the winner. in the final. This means that the pitch and ground must be ready for play so that the Super Cup can start no later than 1.20am (Final).
10. In the event that it is not possible to initiate a Super Pass as described in paragraphs 8 and 9 or then complete a Super Pass without interruption, the team with the highest record in the league table after 70 matches of The regular season will be declared the winner of the relevant knockout or final match.
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