On Monday, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has decided to make amendments to the Super-Over rule for all its major tournaments following the criticism that was evoked after the men’s World Cup final in July when England was declared winners against New Zealand on boundary count.

New Zealand and England had played a Super Over after scores in the World Cup final were tied at 241. Once the Super Over also ended with both the teams scoring 15 runs, the winner was decided on account of superior boundary count. Following that nail-biting final, the ICC faced the wrath of fans and former players over the controversial rule.

Now it has finally made amendments to the rule and in case a situation arises where both teams are tied even after the Super Over in a final or semifinal, the Super Over will be repeated until a clear winner is decided.

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After the meeting, the ICC said, “Following on from a recommendation from the ICC Cricket Committee, the Chief Executives’ Committee agreed that 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.”

He further added, “In group stages, if the Super Over is tied the match will be tied. 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 board also decided that the eight-year cycle commencing in 2023 will comprise eight men’s events, eight women’s events, four men’s U-19 events, and four women’s U-19 events. 

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Talking about the same, the ICC chairman Shashank Manohar said, “In examining a whole range of options, the Board felt a major men’s and women’s event each year will bring consistency to our calendar whilst complementing bilateral cricket, giving our sport a strong future foundation. It will provide a clear structure and context to enable the growth of the sport and greater engagement opportunities for all of our stakeholders. The move towards a bidding model will give equal opportunities to all members to host ICC events post 2023.”