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Cricket T20

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Season2026 ICC Men's T20I Playing Conditions — 20-over-per-side international cricket; T20 World Cup biennial; LA 2028 Olympic format

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Cricket

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Players11

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SeasonICC Men's Standard Playing Conditions — Test (June 2025), ODI (July 2025), T20I (July 2025); Women's Test (December 2025)

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Section 2: Equipment

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Ball: white leather ball (4-piece construction) at international level; weight 5.5-5.75 oz (155.9-163 g); Bat: max 38" length × 4.25" width; willow blade; max thickness 67 mm edge, 60 mm depth; Pads: batting pads, thigh pads, arm guards, helmet with grille, abdominal guard, gloves

ICC

The cricket ball must be made of leather and have a prominent seam. Its specifications are strictly defined: Weight: Not less than 155.9 g (5½ oz) and not more than 163 g (5¾ oz).; Circumference: Not less than 22.4 cm (8 13/16 in) and not more than 22.9 cm (9 in).; Colour: Red for Test matches an...

Section 3: Playing Area

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Field: oval; boundary diameter typically 130-170 yards (120-155 m); Pitch: central 22 yards (20.12 m) strip of compacted earth/grass; Crease markings: bowling crease, popping crease (4 ft from stumps), return creases

ICC

Cricket is played on a large, roughly oval-shaped grass field. The Laws of Cricket do not specify an exact outer boundary dimension, but ICC Playing Conditions impose minimum and maximum boundary distances for international matches.

Section 4: Players & Officials

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11 players per side; Captain, wicket-keeper, batters, bowlers, all-rounders, fielders; Officials: 2 on-field umpires, 1 TV (third) umpire, 1 reserve umpire, 1 match referee

ICC

A cricket match is played between two sides, each of eleven players. One player in each side is designated the captain.

Section 5: Rules of Play

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Two innings — each side bats once for 20 overs (or until all-out); Each over = 6 legal deliveries; each bowler max 4 overs per innings; Match target ~75-90 minutes per innings; total ~3-3.5 hours

ICC

A match consists of one or two innings per side, depending on the format. In Tests, each side has two innings.

Section 6: Scoring

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Runs scored by: running between wickets (1, 2, 3 runs per ball typical) or boundaries (4 along the ground, 6 over the boundary on the fly); Extras: byes, leg-byes, wides, no-balls, penalty runs; Team total: sum of runs across innings (vs. wickets lost)

ICC

The batting side accumulates runs by batsmen crossing the pitch between the wickets. After a stroke, both batsmen run toward the opposite end of the pitch, grounding their bats (or persons) behind the popping crease to complete a run.

Section 7: Violations & Penalties

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Slow over-rate: fielding side penalized 5 runs to opponent per missed over; captain banned if persistent; Ball tampering: 5-run penalty to opponent + match-suspension fine for offender; Dissent / unsportsmanlike: match referee may issue suspension or match-fee deduction

ICC

It is illegal to alter the condition of the ball by any method other than the natural polishing using accumulated sweat. Under Law 41.3.2, it is illegal to rub the ball on the ground; to pick or lift the seam; to use artificial substances; to chan...

Section 8: Safety Considerations

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Following the death of Phillip Hughes (2014), helmet standards for batters facing fast bowling were upgraded to British Standard BS7928:2013 — neck-protector ("Stem Guard") strongly recommended. IC...

ICC

The Laws of Cricket do not mandate individual protective equipment for batsmen and fielders (the Laws are a legal framework for play, not a safety code), but the ICC Playing Conditions and national boards impose specific requirements.

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