ICC scraps Boundary-Count as a potential tie-breaker for Super Over
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The ICC declared that the boundary-count will no longer be considered to decide the winner of a match in case the super over is tied. This rule had created a huge controversy after England won the World Cup final on boundary-count after their super over against New Zealand ended in a tie.
Except for the supporters of England, almost every fan in the cricket fraternity was utterly shattered to see a spirited New Zealand side go down to the favorites England in the World Cup Final on boundary-count. After the match was dramatically tied and the resulting super over was also tied, England were declared winners of the World Cup as they hit more boundaries than New Zealand.
This rule seemed heartbreaking and unfair to the New Zealand team and supporters, but credit to them that they sportingly accepted the result. This rule had certainly lead to an inquest, and after a proper review by the ICC Cricket Committee, the rule was scrapped completely.
"In Semi-finals and Finals, there is one change to the Super Over regulation in keeping with the basic principle of scoring more runs than the opponent to win, the Super Over will be repeated until one team has more runs than the other," the ICC stated in a press release on October 14.
There was also another amendment to the rule of super over. The ICC group stage matches, if ended in a tie, will be having a super over as the decider. But if this super over too ends up in a tie, then the points will be split among the teams.
"Following on from a recommendation from the ICC Cricket Committee, the Chief Executives' Committee agreed that the use of the Super Over as a way to decide results at ICC events will be retained. Both the Cricket Committee and CEC agreed it was an exciting and engaging conclusion to the game and will remain in place covering all games at both ODI and T20I World Cups," said ICC as they signed off the press release.
