ICC Men's Twenty20 International Playing Conditions
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ICC Men’s Twenty20 International Playing Conditions (incorporating the 2017 Code of the MCC Laws of Cricket) Effective 28th September 2017 Contents 1 THE PLAYERS ...................................................................................................................................................... 1 2 THE UMPIRES ...................................................................................................................................................... 2 3 THE SCORERS .................................................................................................................................................... 6 4 THE BALL ............................................................................................................................................................. 7 5 THE BAT ............................................................................................................................................................... 7 6 THE PITCH ........................................................................................................................................................... 9 7 THE CREASES ................................................................................................................................................... 10 8 THE WICKETS .................................................................................................................................................... 11 9 PREPARATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE PLAYING AREA ...................................................................... 12 10 COVERING THE PITCH ..................................................................................................................................... 13 11 INTERVALS ........................................................................................................................................................ 14 12 START OF PLAY; CESSATION OF PLAY .......................................................................................................... 14 13 INNINGS ............................................................................................................................................................. 16 14 THE FOLLOW-ON .............................................................................................................................................. 18 15 DECLARATION AND FORFEITURE .................................................................................................................. 19 16 THE RESULT ...................................................................................................................................................... 19 17 THE OVER .......................................................................................................................................................... 21 18 SCORING RUNS ................................................................................................................................................ 22 19 BOUNDARIES ..................................................................................................................................................... 25 20 DEAD BALL ......................................................................................................................................................... 27 21 NO BALL ............................................................................................................................................................. 28 22 WIDE BALL ......................................................................................................................................................... 31 23 BYE AND LEG BYE ............................................................................................................................................ 32 24 FIELDER’S ABSENCE; SUBSTITUTES ............................................................................................................. 33 25 BATSMAN’S INNINGS ........................................................................................................................................ 35 26 PRACTICE ON THE FIELD ................................................................................................................................. 36 27 THE WICKET-KEEPER....................................................................................................................................... 37 28 THE FIELDER ..................................................................................................................................................... 38 29 THE WICKET IS DOWN...................................................................................................................................... 40 30 BATSMAN OUT OF HIS GROUND ..................................................................................................................... 41 31 APPEALS ............................................................................................................................................................ 42 32 BOWLED ............................................................................................................................................................. 43 33 CAUGHT ............................................................................................................................................................. 43 34 HIT THE BALL TWICE ........................................................................................................................................ 44 35 HIT WICKET ........................................................................................................................................................ 45 36 LEG BEFORE WICKET....................................................................................................................................... 45 37 OBSTRUCTING THE FIELD ............................................................................................................................... 46 38 RUN OUT ............................................................................................................................................................ 47 39 STUMPED ........................................................................................................................................................... 48 i 40 TIMED OUT ......................................................................................................................................................... 48 41 UNFAIR PLAY ..................................................................................................................................................... 48 42 PLAYERS’ CONDUCT ........................................................................................................................................ 58 Appendix A Definitions ................................................................................................................................................ 61 1 The match ........................................................................................................................................................... 61 2 Implements and equipment ................................................................................................................................. 61 3 The playing area .................................................................................................................................................. 62 4 Positioning ........................................................................................................................................................... 62 5 Umpires and decision-making ............................................................................................................................. 62 6 Batsmen .............................................................................................................................................................. 63 7 Fielders................................................................................................................................................................ 64 8 Substitutes ........................................................................................................................................................... 64 9 Bowlers................................................................................................................................................................ 64 10 The ball................................................................................................................................................................ 64 11 Runs .................................................................................................................................................................... 65 12 The person .......................................................................................................................................................... 65 13 Off side / on side; in front of / behind the popping crease.................................................................................... 66 Appendix B Equipment ................................................................................................................................................ 67 1 The Bat 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