ODI Rules Change - Batting Team Choose Powerplay

[irottev]

Starting tomorrow. First game will be New Zealand vs Bangladesh.

To sum it all up, all the previous trials are being retained plus now both the 2nd and 3rd powerplay will allow 3 men to be fielding outside the circle. One 5 over power play will be able to be taken by the batting side instead of the bowling side.

Discuss

http://content-nz.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/current/story/371748.html

 

[Amiya]

It would be an interesting idea...

 

[irottev]

Well considering it's reality, it's more than an interesting idea.

Makes captains from both teams think as lot more. Fielding captains will need to keep overs from their preferred bowlers for them in the bank. Will be interesting to see how it turns out.

 

[KBC]

Now, it feels like cricket will go to a new stage in terms of interest in 50 over games, Really interesting, Thinking of that is really exciting us.

I feel this is a correct change, there was something missing from cricket from the World cup, but changes like these will really push the game more global by miles.

 

[khalek]

I am not really happy with the decision, this is just another thing that will make the game easier for the batsmen.

 

[Inbox24]

i agree

why the hell, the game's already tilted heavily toward batsmen scoring why make it even more.

 

[shravi]

Yeah, they're just going to use it in the slog overs. It's obvious.

 

[Sureshot]

I am not really happy with the decision, this is just another thing that will make the game easier for the batsmen.

On the other hand how demoralising will it be when a team scores 20 runs for 3 wickets in a powerplay that they chose.

 

[KBC]

I felt the same the moment i read that, but look. That increases players' abilities to prevent the opposition from getting their goals. Just imagine a situation, not just reading the post. ..

 

[angryangy]

Yeah, they're just going to use it in the slog overs. It's obvious.

That's just dumb cricket though. Teams already score faster at the death than they do in the Powerplays. They also usually have predetermined bowlers for the death, so you're not landing a surprise on them in any way. If a bowler is on his game, he will bowl yorkers to a field with 3 men out just as well as a field with 4 or 5 men out. Call a power play at 30 overs, with two settled batsmen at the crease and you might just force them to make a change they don't want to make.

So while the fielding side weren't prepared to gamble on the Powerplay, maybe the batting side will have a crack at it. It's a risk; play it too soon and you might waste the perfect chance later, wait too long and you might be out of batsmen. Even if they time it just right, they might still lose a batsman to the attacking field or even spark their own demise.

What they wanted when they brought in the Powerplay system was to add something interesting to the middle overs. The concept has failed because the fielding side routinely refuses to do anything interesting with them and why should they, when what they were doing was usually the most effective method.

The change that will probably be overlooked a bit is the extra fielder outside the circle. Surely that's a great boon for the fielding side. It might even see more early use of spin, as a captain can more easily cover both the sweep and down the ground.

 

[khalek]

On the other hand how demoralising will it be when a team scores 20 runs for 3 wickets in a powerplay that they chose.

Lol that will happen to most of the minnow teams for sure.

The thing is like this, if the batting side are chasing a target of 270, all they have to do is to defend till the slog overs and even if they need 50-60 runs in the last powerplay they can chase it down easily as they will have lots of wickets. Though it will also highly depend on the pitches as well.

Its not really gonna benefit you if you just bat first but when you are chasing a target it will make it easier and if you can restrict your opponent to a very low score, it will just be a walk in the park for you.

I would suggest ICC to either to remove powerplays or free hits rule. No one is really liking it, in T20 may be it will work but not in ODIs. We have already seen too many changes in the ODI rules recently and I think its enough now.

 

[Will_NA]

ODI cricket is becoming a joke.

 

[tassietiger]

This rule is fantastic. I've seen it work to great effect in Australian domestic competition and everyone should stop rubbishing it. It's much better than having the bowling team choose when to take the powerplay, as they were always taking it immediately and rendering it pointless.

 

[Mad Snake]

So lost in all these rules now

Test Cricket ftw

 

[Leggie]

This is funny, Teams will just try to get 200 a 4 an over (Basically bat like s Test Match)m And they will go crazy in the last 10 with 5 overs of heaven...