Caribbean Premier League and WCPL to use ‘red card’ to combat slow over-rates | Cricket News

In a bid to combat slow over-rates in the Caribbean Premier League and the Women’s Caribbean Premier League, new penalties have been introduced from this season. This includes removing a player from the fielding side.
The organisers of CPL and WCPL said that there will be closer scrutiny from this season on whether teams are bowling their quota of overs in the mandated 85 minutes.
CPL 2023 will start from August 17 while the women’s event will start on August 31.
“The fielding side is expected to have completed the 17th over of the innings after 72’15, the 18th 76’30 and the 19th 80’45. Over rates will be monitored the third umpire and communicated to the captains via on-field umpires at the end of every over, as well as to the crowd and TV audience, with graphics showing how far they are behind (or ahead of) the over rate. Dispensations will be given for injuries, DRS and time-wasting batting side where appropriate,” read a statement the organisers of the leagues.
An extensive l of penalties has also been drawn up, which will kick in from the 18th over:
If behind the required over rate at the start of the 18th over, one additional player must enter the fielding circle (for a total of 5)
If still behind the rate at the start of the 19th over, two additional fielders must enter the fielding circle (for a total of 6)
If still behind the rate at the start of the 20th over, teams will lose a player from the field (selected the captain) and have six inside the fielding circle.
There will also be an onus on batting teams to keep the game moving. After a first and final warning from the umpires, the batting team will be given a 5 penalty for each instance of time wasting.
“We have been disappointed that our T20 games have been getting longer and longer each year, and we want to do what we can to arrest this trend. It is the duty of those involved in cricket to ensure that the game keeps moving and we have sensitised both the franchises and our match officials to this duty ahead of the tournament. Our hope is that these in game penalties are not needed, but we believe they are proportionate and necessary,” said Michael Hall, CPL’s Tournament Operations Director.