How long is powerplay in ODI?
(Overs 1-10): The first 10 overs of the game - dubbed the mandatory powerplay - allows a maximum of two fielders outside the 30-yard circle. (Overs 11-40): During this phase of a 50-overs cricket match, a maximum of four fielders are allowed to be stationed outside the 30-yard circle.
Powerplay is the term given to a set of overs with special fielding rules during a limited overs cricket match. During a powerplay, only 2 fielders are allowed outside the 30-yard circle for the first 10 overs in an ODI match and first 6 overs of a T20 match. There are no powerplay rules in a Test Match.
In the early days of one-day cricket, fielding restrictions were introduced as an additional strategy for making the game more exciting and popular. In simple terms, the powerplay imposes fielding restrictions that encourages aggressive batting and the scoring of runs.
This mandatory period of six overs is known as a power play. The power play signifies the first six overs of the batting teams' innings. Indian Premier League or IPL is the professional Twenty20 cricket league played in India.
There are five types of extra: no-ball (nb), wide (w or wd), bye (b), leg bye (lb), and penalty run (pen).
Parts of the field
The "circle" or "fielding circle" is an oval described by drawing a semicircle of 30 yards (27.4 m) radius from the centre of each wicket with respect to the breadth of the pitch and joining them with lines parallel, 30 yards (27.4 m) to the length of the pitch.
75-minute time limits – Bowling teams are forced to complete their 20 overs within 75 minutes (i.e. three minutes and 45 seconds per over). A bonus of six runs is given to the batting team if the bowling side has not begun its twentieth over before their 75 minutes is up.
New Powerplay Rules in ODI Cricket
Between overs 1-10, known as the mandatory powerplay, only two fielders could be stationed beyond the thirty-yard circle. Two more powerplays of five overs each could be chosen by the bowling side, during which three fielders could remain outside the circle.
The first four overs at the start of the innings will be the first powerplay. The batting team is then allowed to take the remaining two overs of the power play in the second half of the match, that is after the 10th over.
When a team takes a penalty, the other team goes on the power play, which means it has more players on the ice than the opposing team. If the team on the power play scores a goal before the two minutes are up, the penalty ends automatically.
Does a power play end when the team scores?
If a player is given a major penalty, a power play occurs, but the power play does not terminate even if the team on the power play scores (except in overtime as this ends the game); a major penalty only ends when five minutes have elapsed or the game has ended.
The first six overs of an innings will be a mandatory powerplay, with only two fielders allowed outside the 30-yard circle. Beginning with the seventh over, no more than five fielders will be allowed outside the 30-yard circle.
Chennai Super Kings – 100/2 vs PBKS, IPL 2014
Back in 2014, Chennai Super Kings had set the record for the highest powerplay score in IPL history with their fantastic effort against Punjab Kings who were called Kings XI Punjab back then. The match proved to be a run-fest from the word go.
Rajasthan Royals – 14 – 2 vs RCB, 2009
The lowest powerplay score in IPL history was recorded by the Rajasthan Royals in 2009, the year when they were the defending champions. On a South African pitch in Cape Town which offered swing to seamers from both teams, the batters found it difficult to get going.
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Why is there 6 balls in an over?
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The powerplay is the first 25 balls of the innings. Two fielders are allowed outside of the initial 30-yard circle during the powerplay.
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ODI: The first 10 overs of each team's innings make up powerplay one (often called P1). During this time, only two fielders are allowed outside the inner circle. The second (P2) and third (P3) only last for five overs.