ICC Launches World Cup Super League to Bring Context to Bilateral ODIs

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The International Cricket Council on Monday (July 27) officially launched the inaugural ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.

 

 

The Super League will begin with the three match ODI series between England and Ireland starting on July 30 in Southampton.

The Super League was introduced to bring context to bilateral ODIs, which has seen troubled times since the rise of T20 cricket. The Super League features 13 teams - 12 full members of the ICC and Netherlands.

The top seven teams in the Super League will directly qualify for the 10-team 2023 World Cup.

The League will see each side play four home and four away three match series.

"We are delighted to get the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League underway with world cup winners England against Ireland," Geoff Allardice, ICC General Manager - Cricket Operations said.

"The league will bring relevance and context to ODI cricket over the next three years, as qualification for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 is at stake. The Super League gives cricket fans around the world even more reasons to watch as the drama of league cricket unfolds.

"The decision last week to move the World Cup back to late 2023 gives us more time to schedule any games lost due to COVID-19 and preserve the integrity of the qualification process, meaning it will be decided on the field of play, which is important."

 

Eoin Morgan, captain of the World Cup winning 2019 England team said: "We’re looking forward to playing cricket again and to the ICC Men’s World Cup Super League. Given the situation, it will be quite different to the last time we played at home, when we lifted the World Cup at Lord’s, but it’s nice to be starting our journey for the next edition of the tournament.

"I’m sure cricket fans all over the world will be excited to see white-ball cricket resume and we’re looking forward to the challenge.

"Ireland are a talented team who have shown over the years that they can beat the best on their day. We look forward to what promises to be an interesting series.”

Andrew Balbirnie, Ireland's captain, said: "It’s a privilege to be playing in the inaugural series of the ICC Men’s World Cup Super League. It is obviously going to be a huge challenge taking on the team that won the World Cup just a year ago but we have prepared well and have taken confidence from our form over the early months of 2020.

"What is important is that we are getting back on the field. I hope international cricket’s return is steady during these challenging times.

"I look forward to the Irish side putting on a good performance in the upcoming series as we start our campaign for World Cup qualification."

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Good move...

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[JANASENA]

2 hours ago, Kool_SRG said:

Good move...

chadive opika nahi hai, konchem matter explain karo vuncle . TIA.

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England v Ireland to kick off World Cup Super League on July 30

It has been delayed by a couple of months, but the inaugural ICC Cricket World Cup Super League will finally get going on July 30 when England and Ireland face off in the first of three ODIs in Southampton.

Featuring 13 teams - the top 12 and Netherlands, who qualified by winning the ICC World Cricket Super League 2015-17 - the league will see each side play four home and four away three-match ODI series in a fixed timeframe, with the top seven sides apart from hosts India earning automatic qualification for the next 50-over World Cup, to be played in October-November 2023.

Each team gets ten points for a win, five for a tie, no result or abandonment and none for a loss. The five sides failing to qualify directly will play along with five Associate sides in the World Cup Qualifier 2023, with two teams from the Qualifier making it to the ten-team World Cup.

"The league will bring relevance and context to ODI cricket over the next three years, as qualification for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 is at stake," Geoff Allardice, ICC's general manager (cricket operations), said in a statement. "The Super League gives cricket fans around the world even more reasons to watch as the drama of league cricket unfolds.

"The decision last week to move the World Cup back to late 2023 gives us more time to schedule any games lost due to Covid-19 and preserve the integrity of the qualification process, meaning it will be decided on the field of play, which is important."

Ireland are already in England, and their preparations haven't gone particularly well so far. After an intra-squad warm-up game on July 22, they lost to England Lions by seven wickets on July 26 - both matches were played at the Ageas Bowl, the venue for the three ODIs.

"It's a privilege to be playing in the inaugural series of the ICC Men's World Cup Super League. It is obviously going to be a huge challenge taking on the team that won the World Cup just a year ago but we have prepared well and have taken confidence from our form over the early months of 2020," Andrew Balbirnie, the Ireland captain, said in the ICC statement. "What is important is that we are getting back on the field. I hope international cricket's return is steady during these challenging times.

"I look forward to the Irish side putting on a good performance in the upcoming series as we start our campaign for World Cup qualification."

Eoin Morgan, meanwhile, said, "Given the situation, it will be quite different to the last time we played at home, when we lifted the World Cup at Lord's, but it's nice to be starting our journey for the next edition of the tournament.

"I'm sure cricket fans all over the world will be excited to see white-ball cricket resume and we're looking forward to the challenge. Ireland are a talented team who have shown over the years that they can beat the best on their day. We look forward to what promises to be an interesting series."

The three matches will be played on July 30, August 1 and August 4.

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TV umpires to call front-foot no-balls in ODI Super League

Front-foot no-balls will be monitored exclusively by the third umpire points and teams will be deducted points for slow over-rates in the ICC World Cup Super League, which begins later this week with the three-match ODI series between England and Ireland.

The front-foot no-ball regulation will apply in both ODIs and T20Is and is another step towards taking oversight of the front out of the domain of the on-field umpire in all international cricket. The ICC has previously trialed the technology to monitor bowlers overstepping during the ODI series between India and West Indies. Positive results there led to the ICC deciding to leave the adjudication of front-foot no-balls solely with the third umpire during the Women's T20 World Cup earlier this year in Australia.

"It is something that will be used on Thursday [between Ireland and England] and for the series to be played," Geoff Allardice, the ICC's general manager cricket operations, said. "Certainly there is the importance of the free hit in white-ball cricket, and getting no-balls called accurately. That is considered to be an important feature. The Cricket Committee has recommended that and it's in the playing conditions for the World Cup Super League."

On-field umpires missing line-call no-balls has been a recurring issue in high-profile cricket in recent years. The ICC first trialed the process in 2016, during Pakistan's tour of England. But it has taken time - as well as growing scrutiny of front-foot calls - to roll it out on a broader scale. On England's last tour of Sri Lanka, in November 2018, broadcasters counted as many as as many as 12 no-balls missed by the umpires.

In March 2019, umpire S Ravi missed a no-ball off the last ball of a tight IPL game between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore. At the World Cup last year, umpires missed a no-ball in Australia's game against West Indies; Chris Gayle was dismissed off the next ball, which should've been a free hit. The ongoing Test series between England and West Indies has also seen a number of no-balls not being called.

The points system in the Super League awards 10 points for a win and five for a tie, no-result or an abandoned game. But as with Test cricket and the World Test Championship, Allardice confirmed a competition points penalty will apply to sides who fail to keep up with the minimum over rates. In the case of the Super League, one point will be deducted for every full over a side has fallen short of bowling in the time allowed.

The league will also, Allardice confirmed, allow two DRS reviews per team per innings. That increase from one was announced in June and applies to T20Is as well. That is part of an interim change to playing conditions - like the ban on using saliva to shine a ball - brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic and is due to be reviewed every three months.

"Each format got one extra review," Allardice said. "That was the plan originally [that it was an interim measure]. We will see how it plays out, is it creating extra delays in the game or is allowing to get the right decision more often. I think it's one that will have more debate as we get to the end of the interim period."

No cut-off date has been finalised at the moment for when the league finishes, though it was envisaged as a two-year league. The top seven sides and India - as hosts - qualify directly to the 2023 World Cup. The ICC has moved that event from a February-March window to October-November, allowing more time for the league to be concluded.

"Obviously we start this league in a time when there is a lot of uncertainty around cricket fixtures generally," Allardice said. "We bought some more time to be able to play or reschedule series but we're expecting early 2023 as a cut-off. There is a World Cup Qualifier to be played during 2023 to identify the last two teams to go into the World Cup. But that will be finalised once we get more input from our members and their scheduling."

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5 minutes ago, JANASENA said:

chadive opika nahi hai, konchem matter explain karo vuncle . TIA.

As bilateral ODI series will be counted to who will get direct entry to 2023 ODI world cup, Top 7 will go directly & else have to play qualifiers...

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2 minutes ago, Kool_SRG said:

As bilateral ODI series will be counted to who will get direct entry to 2023 ODI world cup, Top 7 will go directly & else have to play qualifiers...

Top 4 pedithey mazaa vachedi, matches kooda interesting ga undevi. elago India, AUs, Eng, NZ tappa migatha vanni bokadia team le gaa baa. 

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1 minute ago, JANASENA said:

Top 4 pedithey mazaa vachedi, matches kooda interesting ga undevi. elago India, AUs, Eng, NZ tappa migatha vanni bokadia team le gaa baa. 

Ha ha emo cut off time ki mana team etta untadoh telavadhu ga...

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2 minutes ago, Kool_SRG said:

Ha ha emo cut off time ki mana team etta untadoh telavadhu ga...

Semis varaku eppudu vastharu ga baa manollu, inka NZ, Eng, AUs full form lo ne untaru eppudu. I think apart from these 4 teams there is no chance for other bokadia teams unless some miracle happens.  

miracle antey Bangla gallu WC gelavadam annamata 

[Dyud]

almost ilane kada eppudu qualify ayyedi.. points chusi top n teams WC ki qualify sestar.. remaining teams ki competition pedataru.. whats new? 

[LadiesTailor]

Aa LBW third umpire review rule kooda change cheyyali vaaa... wickets hit ayuthe irrespective of umpires decision out ivvali