The 10th edition of the Big Bash League is set to be completely overhauled with the induction of three massive changes that will alter the flow of a game and bring accountability to the decision making processes of captains and coaches. All these changes are designed to come in effect after the 10th over of a T20 innings to boost the excitement quotient of a game.
Here are the three changes to be made in Big Bash League this year.
In the ‘power Surge’ rule, the batting side will get the option of asking the bowling side to keep only two fielders outside the 30-yard circle. Batting sides can call this after the completion of 10th over and the captain of the yielding side will have to keep field setting like of Power Play overs.
As a result of this ‘Power Surge’ amendment, duration of power play overs at the start of the innings which was till the sixth over of the inning has been reduced to only first four overs of the innings.
According to the new provision, players listed as the 12th or 13th player on a team sheet will be allowed to come in the game after 10th over. Those incoming players will be able to replace batsman who would not have batted till that point or bowlers who would have bowled no more than one over in that particular innings.
According to the provision under ‘Bash Boost’ change, the team batting second in a T20 game will be awarded a bonus point if they lead their opponent at the 10-over mark while chasing and in case they will trail in their chasing efforts, their opponent will get the same bonus points they were supposed to get.
Additionally, all teams will get 3 points for every win this season instead of 2 points they have been getting in all the previous seasons.
Discussing the potential impact of these new changes, Cricket Australia’s ‘Player acquisition and cricket consultant' for the BBL said that the new changes will change momentum and pattern of T20 game and that will put pressure on captains and coaches to bring up new and better ideas quickly.
“It's going to put pressure on leaders and coaches. Having been involved in over 300 T20 matches in the women's and men's games, T20s have a pattern, and this will blow that pattern up,” Woodhill said.
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