Sportaholic T20 Cricket Rules

General Rules

In a single innings, each of the bowlers can bowl a maximum of only one-fifth of the total overs i.e. 4 overs in a total of 20 overs.
If a bowler ever delivers a ball overstepping the popping crease, it is a no-ball. The batting team gets one run for the ball and the next delivery is a free hit. In other words, in the next ball, the batsmen can only be dismissed through a run out.
If either of the umpires believes that a team is wasting time, he can award a five-run penalty, at his own discretion.
In a normal T20 game, the interval lasts for 15 minutes. However, in a reduced-overs match, it can be cut to 10 minutes.
If, and only if, each of the two teams has faced (or had the opportunity to face) five overs, will be a match deemed to have played.
In each Twenty20 cricket match, one short-pitched ball is allowed per over.
To calculate a team’s net run rate, the average runs per over scored by that team is deducted from the average runs per over scored against it.

Field Restrictions

At the most, five fielders can be on the leg side, at any given point of time.
In the first six overs of a T20 game, there cannot be more than two fielders outside the 30-yard circle.
There can be a maximum of five fielders outside the fielding circle, after the first six overs end.
The fielding team has to start bowling its 20th over within 75 minutes. If it fails to do so, extra six runs will be added to the batting team’s score, for every whole over bowled after the 75 minute-mark. In case the umpire believes that the batting team is wasting time, he may add more time to this.

Tie Deciders

There cannot be a tie in a Twenty20 cricket game. If, and when, there is a tie by the end of a T20 match, it is broken with a one over per side – ‘Eliminator’ or ‘Super Over’. Each of the two teams nominates three batsmen and one bowler, to play a one-over per side, which can be termed as ‘mini-match’ or ‘One1’. If a team loses two wickets before the over is complete, it loses the game. If this does not happen, the team with the higher score from its over wins it. In case there is a tie after the ‘mini-match’ as well, the team that has higher number of sixes in its full innings, or in the ‘One1’, will be declared the winner. If, by any chance, there is still a tie, the winning team is the one with the higher number of fours in both innings.

You can form a mix corporate team, however no current HCA/BCCI (2014-15 season) player allowed.

If any player found guilty, the team will be penalized by disqualification from the tournament without refund.

It is the captain’s responsibility to ensure all his players are eligible as per rules, Sportaholic will not pre-verify any player.

All teams need to send scanned copy of the Company IDs of all it’s players.