Bowling groups in males’s ODI and T20Is will likely be imposed a five-run penalty if the bowler exceeds the 60 second restrict of bowling the subsequent over for the third time in an innings, the game’s governing physique ICC mentioned on Tuesday. It will likely be used on a trial foundation initially. The choice was taken on the International Cricket Council (ICC) Board assembly. “The CEC agreed to introduce a stop clock on a trial basis in men’s ODI and T20I cricket from December 2023 to April 2024. The clock will be used to regulate the amount of time taken between overs. “If the bowling workforce isn’t able to bowl the subsequent over inside 60 seconds of the earlier over being accomplished, a 5-run penalty will likely be imposed the third time it occurs in an innings,” said the ICC in a statement.

The ICC also made a change to its process of banning a pitch from international cricket.

“Changes to the pitch and outfield monitoring laws have been additionally accepted, together with a simplification of the standards in opposition to which a pitch is assessed and growing the brink for when a venue might have its worldwide standing faraway from 5 demerit factors to 6 demerit factors over a five-year interval,” the ICC added.