The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to revise the playing conditions during the upcoming IPL 2021 according a Cricbuzz report. The BCCI has said that the 20th over needs to be finished in 90 minutes. Earlier the last over used to begin by the 90th minute.
In a mail to the teams, the BCCI said, "As a measure to control the match timings, the 20th over in each innings is now included in 90 minutes, earlier the 20th over was to start on or before the 90th minute."
The mail further said that the over-rate shall be 14.11 overs per hour during the IPL matches. "The minimum over rate to be achieved in IPL Matches shall be 14.11 overs per hour (ignoring the time taken by time-outs).”
"In the event of any time allowances being granted to the fielding team under clause 12.7.3.4 above (time wasting by batting team), then such time shall be deducted from the allowances granted to such batting team in the determination of its over rate. The fourth umpire should ensure that the batting captain (if not at the wicket) and the team manager are both aware of any warnings,” it further added.
Apart from this, the BCCI had removed the soft signal in the IPL.”The on-field umpire giving soft signal while referring the decision to the third umpire will not be applicable," the BCCI stated.
The changes made by the board will be effective from April 1. The IPL 2021 is slated to begin on April 9 in Chennai with defending champions Mumbai Indians locking horns with RCB in the opening clash.