Rangpur vs Comilla match held as per law: BCB

Amid confusion and conflicting media reports over the decision to continue Sunday’s rain-disrupted BPL 2017 match between Comilla Victorians and Rangpur Riders on the following day, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday clarified that all decisions taken in this regard were as per the law governing the tournament and in agreement with both the teams. A clarification sent to media outlets, issued by Rabeed Imam, senior manager, media and communications of BCB, said as per Clause 16.12 of the BPL 2017 Match playing condition, if a match at the Eliminator, Qualifier 1 or Qualifier 2 stage is declared a tie or ‘no result’, the teams would compete in a Super Over to determine which team is the winner of the match. If conditions do not permit a Super Over or if the Super Over is tied, then the team which finished in the higher position at the regular Tournament will be deemed the winner of the play-off match, said the BPL condition clause.

As the match had effectively ended as a ‘no result’ contest after weather conditions did not improve sufficiently to allow a minimum of five overs in the second innings for constituting a match within the stipulated time even after using the extra time (30 minutes), both teams were informed by the match officials to prepare for a Super Over, said the BCB statement.

Had Super Over not been possible, Comilla Victorians would have been declared winners for finishing in the higher position in the League table. On the other hand, any objection to playing the Super Over would have been interpreted as ‘refusal to play’ as per the playing conditions and as a consequence the match would have been awarded to the opponent team, said BCB.

However, management of both teams agreed to resume play on the following day in the greater interest of the tournament and in the spirit of the game, the BCB statement read.

The BPL Technical Committee endorsed the consensus in consideration of the tournament’s stature and following, it added.

As per BPL T20, BCB T20 & ICC T20i Playing Condition Clause 16.1.3, unless a match is awarded to a team due to opposing team’s refusal to play, all matches in which both teams have not had an opportunity of batting for a minimum of 5 overs, shall be declared a No Result.

The Bangladesh Premier League T20 tournament is guided by its Playing Conditions which has been formulated in line with the ICC T20i and standard T20 playing conditions of overseas franchisee leagues and the BPL 2017 Playing Conditions had been circulated to all franchises well ahead of the tournament, the BCB statement said.

Rangpur vs Comilla match held as per law: BCB

Amid confusion and conflicting media reports over the decision to continue Sundays rain-disrupted BPL 2017 match between Comilla Victorians and Rangpur Riders on the following day, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday clarified that all decisions taken in this regard were as per the law governing the tournament and in agreement with both the teams. A clarification sent to media outlets, issued by Rabeed Imam, senior manager, media and communications of BCB, said as per Clause 16.12 of the BPL 2017 Match playing condition, if a match at the Eliminator, Qualifier 1 or Qualifier 2 stage is declared a tie or no result, the teams would compete in a Super Over to determine which team is the winner of the match. If conditions do not permit a Super Over or if the Super Over is tied, then the team which finished in the higher position at the regular Tournament will be deemed the winner of the play-off match, said the BPL condition clause. As the match had effectively ended as a no result contest after weather conditions did not improve sufficiently to allow a minimum of five overs in the second innings for constituting a match within the stipulated time even after using the extra time (30 minutes), both teams were informed by the match officials to prepare for a Super Over, said the BCB statement. Had Super Over not been possible, Comilla Victorians would have been declared winners for finishing in the higher position in the League table. On the other hand, any objection to playing the Super Over would have been interpreted as refusal to play as per the playing conditions and as a consequence the match would have been awarded to the opponent team, said BCB. However, management of both teams agreed to resume play on the following day in the greater interest of the tournament and in the spirit of the game, the BCB statement read. The BPL Technical Committee endorsed the consensus in consideration of the tournaments stature and following, it added. As per BPL T20, BCB T20 ICC T20i Playing Condition Clause 16.1.3, unless a match is awarded to a team due to opposing teams refusal to play, all matches in which both teams have not had an opportunity of batting for a minimum of 5 overs, shall be declared a No Result. The Bangladesh Premier League T20 tournament is guided by its Playing Conditions which has been formulated in line with the ICC T20i and standard T20 playing conditions of overseas franchisee leagues and the BPL 2017 Playing Conditions had been circulated to all franchises well ahead of the tournament, the BCB statement said.