MUMBAI: The organisers of the men's Caribbean Premier League and Women's CPL on Saturday announced strict penalties for teams bowling their overs slowly, even introducing a red card-like system of removing a player from the ground if the fielding side is behind schedule at the start of the 20th over of an innings, a first in the history of the game.
"We have been disappointed that our T20 games have been getting longer and longer each year, and we want to do what we can to arrest this trend. It is the duty of those involved in cricket to ensure that the game keeps moving and we have sensitised both the franchises and our match officials to this duty ahead of the tournament. Our hope is that these in-game penalties are not needed, but we believe they are proportionate and necessary," ," Michael Hall, the CPL's tournament operations director, said in a release.
