Rain at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium threatens to play spoilsport between the home side Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings.
There is some hope for fans for a match in Bengaluru as weather forecast does not predict heavy rains, which means the game is expected to go ahead as planned.
However, what happens if weather plays spoilsport and rain interrupts play?
We break it down for you as here is all you need to know regarding Friday’s match in the Indian Premier League.
Match abandoned
If the match is abandoned without a ball being bowled, then both teams will earn a point each. The final outcome of the game is chalked off as “No Result”.
The larger implacations for both teams should they get a point each from today’s game is that net run rate will no longer be a factor for them for the rest of the tournament as long as no other match is abandoned.
This is because both teams will end the 14-match group stage with odd number of points, making it impossible to tie with any other team in the tournament.
Cut off time for a full match
According to the IPL playing conditions, an IPL group stage match can finish by a max of 60 minutes beyond the scheduled finish time. This grace period is offered to take into account delays to the match, which may happen due to rain, poor light or any other mitigating factors.
This means, the match should end by 12:06 AM Indian Standard Time. Toss for a complete 20-over a side match should be done by 9:16 PM and the first ball must be bowled by 9:56 PM IST.
In such a match, the strategic timeouts and the break between the innings might get shortened.
If the delay forces the toss beyond 9:16 PM, the match officials will start deducting overs accordingly.
Shortened match
If the delay forces reduced overs for each innings, the match officials will calculate the revised number of overs at 14.11 overs per hour of the time left.
In order to have a complete match with the revised number of overs, each innings must contain at least 5 overs to get a result. If even 5 overs are not possible due to the delay, the match ends in a “No Result”.
The DLS method will be used in case rain interruptions happen during the course of the match.
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