The inclement weather forecast in Kolkata for the IPL 2022 has enforced the Super Over rule.
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The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 is towards its business end of the tournament. The IPL 2022 playoffs will get underway from May 24 with the franchises ending in the top two spots of the league stage facing off in Qualifier 1 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The eliminator is scheduled to take place on May 25 at the same venue while the Qualifier 2 will get underway on May 27 at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad with the final scheduled on May 29 at the same venue, starting at 8pm.
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The IPL 2022 has been enforced with Super Over rule due to the inclement weather forecast in Kolkata. The new set of rules will see the league standing deciding the winner of the match if not even an over per side is bowles, according to the IPL briefing note. The same rule will be applicable for the Qualifier 1, Eliminator, and Qualifier 2 which do not have a reserve day in place. However, for the final which is to be played on May 29, a reserve day has been kept on May 30.
“The number of overs in the playoff match may, if necessary, be reduced so that each side has the opportunity to bat for five overs,” the IPL guidelines read. “For the Eliminator and each Qualifier playoff matches, in the event that it is not possible to schedule a five-over match to complete by the end of the extra time on an original day, the teams will, if conditions permit, play a Super Over to determine the winner of the relevant Eliminator or Qualifier match.” If the Super Over is not possible “the team that finished highest in the league table after the 70 matches of the regular season shall be declared the winner of the relevant play-off match or final,” it added.
The DLS method will come into play if one innings is completed and it is not possible to play the second. If the final starts on May 29 that is at least one ball is bowled then the “match will resume at the point where it stopped on the previous day. For the avoidance of doubt, any match recalculations done without the match actually restarting on the previous night will be ignored.”
