South African Online Pro20 League S11

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South African Online Pro20 League Season 11

The 11th Season of the highly Popular South African Pro20 League is starting between the Saffars, and what a battle for top honours it promises to be.

Will defending Champion Gooseman be able to hold onto the Crown ?


MATCH RULES

The competition will be a Pro20 format.

Points System
4 points for a win/bye
6 Points for a game won by forfeit
2 points for a Draw/No Result - Only after Super Over Ends in a draw , as I`m not sure who then ends up as the winner. If the Game awards a Winner , then that ruling shall stay.
0 points for a loss


Bonus Points
Take all 10 wickets +1 bonus points
Score 120+ runs +1 bonus point
Score 150+ runs +2 bonus points
Chase Score with 5 wickets down +1 bonus point
Chase Score with 3 wickets down +2 bonus point


1. General Match Conditions

General T20 rules , except the following differences (Please copy the existing T20 Match type and create a New Custom SA Pro20 version with the differences underneath :

• Bar reviews: 2 per Innings
  
• 2 Bouncers per over (default is 1) . NEW RULE This is any ball thats marked as Red , and not only ones called as a Bouncer by the Umpire.
• Only 2 x Blue Balls (Yorkers) per over.
  
• 3 fielders outside the circle after the Power Play , (default is 5)
  
• Keep BARS on Umpires Call
  
• Any Rope Length
  
• A Maximum of 5 fielders allowed on either side of the wicket at any time when bowling
• If Scores are tied , a Super Over will be used to determine the Winner , please remember to enable this when you set up your Custom Match Type

2. No "Normalise Skills" allowed , (meaning don`t check it in the match creation screen)

3. Never accept the Forfeit request sent automatically in game , we play our games in full. This is sent automatically by the game once 30 seconds time limit per over is up for setting your field. Please remember to disable this feature when setting up the Game to stop this Popup from appearing

4. Any Custom team composition are allowed , with the only guidelines being the following :

• All Batters can be Maxed out to the highest Possible for their Role
  
• All Fielders can be Maxed out.
  
• Fast Bowlers Maximum of 85 Skill , rest of Bowlers 90.

To achieve the above requirements , please go and edit your team that will be participating in the league in the Academy until it fits the specs. This is done on an individual basis whereby lowering or upping the Skills and Attributes of a Fast Bowler will change the " Fast Bowling rating" of the player .

If any of the ratings are still over the limits set , then go back and repeat the exercise on the individuals that you know is still rated too high, until the individual rating falls inside the above limits.

5. Home team will create the match using the custom match option with the Custom SAPro20 Match type at Normal difficulty , and can choose any conditions including the venue they want, there is no requirement to select the random conditions but this option can be selected if the home team prefers. The choice of Pitch Type and Condition is the Home Teams personal choice . Disable the Online Timer when creating the match. (Just remember to edit and save a Custom Test Match type in the Academy beforehand)

6. If any glitches/bugs are encountered , we will have to live with it , as cricket was never intended as a perfect game. However if a match is very laggy and glitchy and both teams agree to restart then that is between the two team managers. The restart must take place well before the game is complete , preferably before the start off the 10th Over of the 1st Innings.

7. The fielders that`s set up in the Slips , does not count towards the 5 either side restriction . This is however "Normal" behind the batsman Slip fielders , meaning any 7th/8th/9th Slip, Silly Mid on etc. Variations are treated as Normal fielders and counts towards the 5 a side limit.

8. Only Normal Mid On/Off or Deep Mid On/Off are allowed, no Short Mid On/Off (To try and minimise the effect of looped shots because of Late Timing)

9. No Leg Slip/Leg Gully allowed, (as they Take ideal timed shots from the face of the bat at will.)

10. Short Cover are not allowed as Fielding Positions, due to their Superhuman abilities.

11. When bowling Spin , no slip fielder is allowed from 3rd to Gully position , as the catching abilities is too good for a full blooded backfoot cut shot of the face of the bat.

12. There is no other restrictions on how a field can be set other than this , so no one should complain about unorthodox field settings. Please go and create your own custom fields in the academy , to also speed up the constant re-setting of your field placements after bowling changes. Press the Up button on the D-Pad to get to the Options screen , scroll down to the batsman facing and press the Triangle Button , and the Up on the D-pad again on the next fielding screen to quickly get to your preset fields. Alternatively , just press the Touchpad to bring up the Field Setting Menu .

13. Upon Match Completion , please take a Screenshot (with your Phone) of the Summary and All the Innings Scorecards and Post it in the Whatsapp group , as I need it for the Logs and Bonus Point Calculations. The winning manager does this , meaning if I don`t receive his winning scorecard , I will handle the match as a No-Result and share points. I have allowed for 1 week for the Managers to complete their 2 matches as per the fixture list. The arrangements when the Games has to take place is left between the two Managers. All scorecards needs to be received by me before the new round starts .

14. No advance matches with other managers will be allowed to be posted on the Whatsapp group , meaning I will only accept the "official" scheduled matches scorecards of that Series. This however does not mean that you cannot play your future scheduled matches earlier , I will just not accept the scorecard until the appropriate time. So DON`T send me the Future Round`s scorecards earlier , I will just bin it. DO send them in at the right time. Please bear in mind we are playing alot of matches per week , so I don`t want to be flooded with random scorecards that doesnt match the Series "official" matches.

15. If no connection between two players can be established after various try outs in the allotted period , points will be shared , hence a No-Result will be recorded. Both players need to notify me of this.

16. In the event that one of the parties cannot fulfill their fixture with the opposition , the available Party will be awarded 6 points. It is the responsibility of the Available manager , to inform and explain to me of the oppositions NO-Show. I will use the 3 x strikes method , ie when an opponent has cancelled a match within the last 1,5 hours before scheduled start for 3 x times , this is enough justification to award the match to the available party. I will use my own discretion doing this , but my judgement will be final. If no notification is received in the allotted 4 weeks , a No result will be awarded to both sides , resulting in shared points.

17. The use of a Microphone for communicating critical stuff between the players in a 2 Player dedicated Party chat is compulsory to participate in the League. This will avoid alot of ill-feelings and misconceptions between players.

18. There will be the following restrictions imposed on the actual bowlers used to bowl the 20 Overs .


Option A

• Fast / Fast Medium (Pace): Maximum of 12 Overs
• Medium Bowler (Pace) : Maximum of 4 Overs
• Spin Bowlers : Minimum of 8 Overs

Option B

• Spin Bowlers : Maximum of 12 Overs
• Medium Bowler (Pace) : Maximum of 4 Overs
• Fast / Fast Medium (Pace): Minimum of 4 Overs , Maximum of 8 Overs

Please note that an equal split of 3 Overs each of the above Groupings will need to be bowled in the Power Play up front . ie 3 Overs Pace / 3 Overs Spin


If the above Quota`s are not followed , the guilty party loses 2 League points , regardless of the outcome of the match . It is up to the opposing player to resolve this with the guilty party or report this if he is still refusing to bowl the correct bowlers . I suggest that a message on the party Chat must be sent as soon as the batting side realises the mistake. If he agrees , he will then change his bowling the next over and bowl one over of Spin/Pace extra overall to make up for the lost over. This will mean he will end up with a 13/7 Split eitherway , depending on which type bowler he "Over Bowled" in the Power play


If a side is bowled out before the 15th Over , none of the above restrictions will apply , because the player could have still then bowled his above quota if he was allowed to , except for the upfront Power play requirements (50/50)


Please always try and honour the Tradition of Cricket and try and play the game to resemble this, and above all else, "Dont be a Doos"

 

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Fixtures and Results
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In the case of a tied position in the final top 4 list , the total runs made by the managers against each other will be used as the final measurement to determine a winner .

After the League Phase the Knockout Matches will be played as follows :

Semi Finals :

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  • Semifinal No. 1 : Position 1(H) vs Position 3(A)

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  • Semifinal No. 2 : Position 2(H) vs Position 4(A)

Final :

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  • Winner Semi Final No. 1(H) vs Winner Semi Final No. 2(A)

Results


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Log

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Week 1 Results Out. Here we go !!!

 

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Week 2 Results out.

 

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Week 3 Results Out

 

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Week 4 Results Out

 

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Week 5 results Out

VERY Congested at the Top , with 1 single round of games left before the Playoffs !

 

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Final Results after Round 6 are out , with the last Semi - Finalist only decided in the last match between Gustav and Wikus.

Gustav came out on top, resulting in overtaking Larnes and Devan .

What a Blast we have had, just look at the Log !

In the resulting Semi - Final Matches , Niff chased down Henno`s Score easily , and secured a Home Final continuing his excellent form.

In the other Semi Final , old time enemies who have crossed swords in so many Semi`s and finals, Attie batted first and put a respectable 131 up.

Gustav went hard at the Score, and was allways way ahead of the required run rate, but kept losing wickets, until at the end he had to hang on with 1 wicket left to get the last 25 runs in 7 Overs.

He came very close and fell short by a whisker, to make Attie win and go through to the Final, thus relinguishing his hold of (2) seasons on the Pro20 Cup.

Now for the Big Final , between 1 and 2 ....

 

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The Final was a Humdinger, I`m posting the Match result here, thanks for all that participated and made this the roaring success it was !

 

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feel free to ask if you want more info.

Will be honoured having you in the group.

Thanks

 

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