What is meant by Powerplay(PP) in cricket?
Posted on July 7, 2009
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Powerplay in cricket is nothing but an implementation of fielding restrictions in the One Day International (ODI) cricket, which gives temporary advantage to the batting side to score runs quickly.It was first introduced in 2005.
Before 2005 there was a 15-over period at the start of an innings in which only two fielders are allowed to field outside the 30-yard circle.The aggressive batsmen can take advantage of this and can play big shots with a lower risk of being caught out.
In an attempt to make the limited over game more exciting in the middle overs Powerplay was introduced by the ICC.There were amendments compared to the previous rule.Powerplay can be used for a total of 20 overs in which it is implemented to the starting first 10 overs of an innings.Then it can be used as a block of five overs each at any time of the innings, of which one may be used by the fielding captain, and one may be used by the batting captain.
Implementation in the ODI cricket
- The first ten overs in the One Day International cricket is called as the Powerplay one or PP1.The fielding restrictions during this period are absolutely same as the old ODI rules in which only 2 players are allowed to field outside the 30-yard circle and two fielders are required to be placed in the close catching position.
- The first block of five overs can be preffered at the discretion of the relevant captain (as mentioned above).This is called as Powerplay Two or PP2.The captain can decide at which point of the innings he should carry out this rule and he can only implement this rule at the beginning of an over,provided he informs the umpire.At this point of time only three fielders can field outside the 30-yard circle but there is no mandatory number of close catchers during PP2.
- The second block of five overs, with the same rules as that of PP2, is called Powerplay Three or PP3.
- When the relevant side’s captain informs the umpire that he likes to enact a powerplay, the official will signal so by moving his arm in a circular motion.
Umpire signalling powerplay
- If the fielding and batting captain failed to exercise their Powerplays according to their discretion.The remaining Powerplays will start at the latest available point in the innings, i.e. at the start of the 41st and 46th overs in an uninterrupted innings
- When the Powerplay rule was first introduced, the decision regarding when Powerplays Two and Three was at the discretion of the captain of the fielding team.
- Since October 2008 (starting from the one-day series between New Zealand and Bangladesh) rules were changed in that the batting team can decide when to implement either the second or third Powerplays.
- The Powerplay rule was first encountered in the One Day International between England and Australia on 7 July 2005
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