Super Over rule altered

After four days of meetings over various issues the International Cricket Council (ICC) took the decision to change the rules for the Super Over -- which came into question following the World Cup final between England and New Zealand -- while also readmitting Zimbabwe and Nepal as members and increasing the prize pool in women’s events.

Following a recommendation from the ICC Cricket Committee, it was agreed that use of the Super Over as a way to decide results at ICC events would be retained, but with a slight alteration to the rules.

In group stages, if the Super Over is tied, the match will be tied. In semifinals and finals, there is one change in keeping with the basic principle of scoring more runs than the opponent to win, the Super Over will be repeated until one team has more runs than the other. The previous rule -- which stated that if the Super Over was tied then the team with more boundaries throughout the match would win -- had helped England lift their maiden World Cup title this summer, but was scrapped yesterday.

U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup in Bangladesh in 2021

It was also decided that the prize money for ICC women’s events will be increased by $2.6 million. 

For the 2020 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Australia next year, the winners and runners up will receive $1 million and $500,000 respectively -- five times the amount on offer in 2018.

The Board also approved the establishment of an U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup with the first edition to be played in Bangladesh in 2021 and every two years after that.

ICC READMITS ZIMBABWE

Zimbabwe was readmitted as an ICC member by cricket chiefs on Monday after a three-month suspension over political interference.