Miami Events 25-26 - Match Rules

Rules

These rules are over and above general cricket rules

Shoes are mandatory
Plastic/wooden bats and foam/soft tennis balls can be used for tournament
Only Miami residents are allowed to participate
Squad should be of 8 players comprising of 6 players who will play and 2 reserve player (for kids size may vary).
Squad cannot be changed once match fixture is published
There will be league rounds and knock out rounds in groups. Check fixture for further details
All the kids matches would be played with 8 overs
Strategic timeout of 2 mins after 3 overs
In case of a tied match, result will be decided by a super over wherein 1 bowler from each team can bowl the over and 3 batsmen from the opposing team can play
Reporting time of every team will be 45 min prior to the match start time
If any one team does not report in time, umpires will declare other team as winner
If both teams are not present, the match will be cancelled and no points will be concided
Teams to decide individually on colour code of their playing uniform
In some cases, umpires might need to take certain decisions based on existing situation and captains of both teams will have to abide by it
When an umpire declares a ball dead, no runs will be granted nor will be a wicket considered
A minimum of 5 players are required for any team to play a match
Umpire’s decision will be final in all the cases..

No sledging, diving, etc on the field
Teams will have to abide by the decisions of the umpire. Any argument with umpire, the arguing team will have to bear a penalty of 5 runs
Umpire can call off the play in case of an uncontrollable situation or behavior displayed by the players or audience
Cursing on the field or using foul language will invite strict action from the umpire Umpires and MBCL coordinator will discuss and deduct runs OR call off play in case of disputes, unnecessary arguments or misbehavior
If in case of any disagreement or an issue on field, only captain of the particular team is allowed to discuss with the umpire. Others players are not allowed to intervene

Only over arm bowling is allowed
Bowling team has to bowl 6 overs per inning
Minimum 4 bowlers will have to bowl
Maximum 2 overs are allowed per bowler
In case of NO or WIDE ball, 1 run will be granted to the batting side.
There is no free hit after a NO ball
Check bowling rules in images for clear understanding
Bowling at high speed is not allowed. Umpire reserves the right to decide about speed and will give3 warnings to the bowler in case found bowling at high speed. On the 3rd warning bowler will not be allowed to bowl for entire inning
Ladies will have the restriction of hand action to make sure it fits in the frame no 1 ONLY shown below and parallel foots

On the fall of 5th wicket, team is declared as all out. Single batsman is not allowed to play
Every batting side will have an optional Dhamaka over - check rules below
Bye or leg-bye runs are not allowed
Teams will have to bring their own bats during the match. Only ball will be provided by the organisers.
Batsman is not allowed to use a runner even in case of injuries
Batsman is declared out if a shot sails over the boundary without bouncing in the playing arena
Batsman will not be declared out if the ball has sailed over the boundary after touching a fielder or brushing the boundary line ropes/cloth