IPL Playoffs Rules 2022: Super Over to decide winners in case of rain intervention; reserve day for IPL FINAL

In
its
latest
official
communique,
the
IPL
has
announced
that
a
Super
Over
will
determine
the
winner
of
every
playoff
game
in
case
of
rain
interruption
and
the
match
couldn’t
be
completed
within
the
regulation
time.
And
if
the
ground
and
pitch
conditions
remain
unplayable
then
the
team
standings
will
come
into
effect
to
identify
the
winners.

IPL
Playoffs
Schedule

The
IPL
2022
Playoffs
will
kick
off
with
Qualifier
1
between
table-toppers
Gujarat
Titans
and
Rajasthan
Royals
at
Eden
Gardens
on
Tuesday
(May
24).
The
Eliminator
will
be
held
at
the
same
venue
a
day
after
i.e.
Wednesday
(May
25)
when
Lucknow
Super
Giants
take
on
Royal
Challengers
Bangalore.

The
bandwagon
will
then
move
from
the
Eastern
part
of
the
country
to
the
west
as
Qualifier
2
and
the
grand
finale
will
be
held
at
Narendra
Modi
Stadium
in
Ahmedabad.
Qualifier
2
will
be
held
on
Friday
(May
27)
while
the
title
clash
will
be
held
on
Sunday
(May
29)
at
the
same
venue.

New
Rules
In
Case
of
Rain

Keeping
the
approaching
monsoon
season
and
the
inclement
weather
in
mind,
the
IPL
Governing
Council
has
announced
a
flurry
of
rule
changes
for
the
playoffs
stages.

Extra
match
time

According
to
an
ESPNCricinfo
report,
the
BCCI
has
allowed
adding
an
extra
two
hours
over
the
stipulated
200
minutes
of
match
time
for
the
playoffs
games.
In
case
of
a
delayed
start,
the
first
three
playoff
games
can
begin
as
late
as
9:40
pm.
While
the
Final
–
on
May
29
–
can
begin
as
late
as
10:10
PM
without
any
overs
being
deducted.
The
Final
will
see
an
8:00
PM
start.

The
two
strategic
timeouts
per
innings
will
remain
unchanged
the
innings
break
however
will
be
reduced
to
half.

The
IPL
guidelines
said,
“The
number
of
overs
in
the
playoff
match
may,
if
necessary,
be
reduced
so
that
each
side
has
the
opportunity
to
bat
for
five
overs.”

If
the
match
fails
to
begin
inside
the
regulation
time
then
there
will
be
a
five-overs-a-side
game
which
will
have
a
cut-off
start
time
of
four
minutes
before
midnight
(11.56
pm).
It
will
be
a
ten-minute
innings
break
and
a
scheduled
finish
time
of
12.50
am.
However,
there
will
not
be
any
time-outs
in
the
case
of
a
five-overs-a-side
match.

If
the
IPL
Final
is
reduced
to
a
five-overs-a-side
match,
it
would
need
to
begin
latest
by
12.26
am.

“For
the
Eliminator
and
each
Qualifier
playoff
matches
(where
there
is
no
reserve
day),
in
the
event
that
it
is
not
possible
to
schedule
a
five-over
match
to
complete
by
the
end
of
the
extra
time
on
the
original
day,
the
teams
will,
if
conditions
permit,
play
a
Super
Over
to
determine
the
winner
of
the
relevant
Eliminator
or
Qualifier
match,”
the
guidelines
added.

Super
Over
Timings

The
Super
Over
would
need
to
start
at
12.50
am
latest
for
these
matches
to
finish.
Using
a
Super
Over
to
decide
the
winner
in
a
rain-truncated
game
will
be
a
first
in
the
IPL.
Generally
in
T20Is,
a
game
is
abandoned
if
a
five-overs-a-side
match
isn’t
possible.
For
the
final,
the
Super
Over
will
need
to
start
by
1.20
am.

“For
the
final,
in
the
event
that
it
is
not
possible
to
schedule
a
five-over-match
to
be
completed
by
the
end
of
the
extra
time
on
the
reserve
day,
the
teams
will,
if
conditions
permit,
play
a
Super
Over
to
determine
the
winner
of
the
final.
This
means
that
the
pitch
and
ground
must
be
ready
for
play
so
that
the
Super
Over
can
start
at
the
latest
by
1.20
am
(final),”
the
guideline
added
further.

What
if
Super
Over
isn’t
possible?

In
the
scenario
where
the
Super
Over
is
also
not
possible,
“the
team
that
finished
highest
in
the
league
table
after
the
70
matches
of
the
regular
season
shall
be
declared
the
winner
of
the
relevant
play-off
match
or
final”.

Reserve
Day
for
Final:

There
is
a
reserve
day
for
the
final
but
not
for
the
first
three
playoffs
games.
May
30
will
be
a
reserve
day
for
the
final
if
it
is
disrupted
and
cannot
be
finished
for
any
reason
on
that
day.

DLS
Method
after
first
innings:

In
the
case
of
the
two
Qualifiers
and
the
Eliminator,
the
Duckworth-Lewis-Stern
(DLS)
method
will
come
into
play
if
one
innings
is
complete
but
no
play
is
possible
in
the
second.

Final
to
be
wrapped
on
reserve
day:

If
at
least
one
ball
is
bowled
on
May
29
but
it
couldn’t
be
completed
on
the
original
date
then
the
match
would
be
wrapped
on
the
reserve
day.
“The
match
will
resume
at
the
point
where
it
stopped
on
the
previous
day.
For
the
avoidance
of
doubt,
any
match
recalculations
done
without
the
match
actually
restarting
on
the
previous
night
will
be
ignored,”
said
the
release.

In
case
no
play
is
possible
after
the
toss
in
the
final,
teams
will
have
a
fresh
toss
on
the
reserve
day.