The International Cricket Council on Thursday (June 26, 2025) introduced new powerplay guidelines for shortened T20 matches and clearly outlined the variety of overs allowed upfront with restricted area in its new Playing Conditions for the shortest format.
As per the brand new guidelines efficient from July, a decreased sport of eight overs in an innings, which might have three overs as powerplay, will now have 2.2 overs of powerplay with solely two fielders exterior the 30-yard circle.
Similarly, for a five-over innings, 1.3 overs will probably be of powerplay.
The ICC desk on its web site stated for a six-over innings, 1.5 overs will probably be of powerplay; 2.1 overs of powerplay for a seven-over innings, 2.2 overs for an eight-over innings whereas a nine-over innings may have 2.4 overs of powerplay.
For an innings of 10 overs, three of these will probably be powerplay overs. For an 11-over innings, 3.2 overs will probably be of powerplay, for a 12-over innings, 3.4 overs will probably be of powerplay.
Similarly, 3.5 overs of powerplay will probably be for 13-over innings, 4.1 overs of powerplay for 14-over innings, 4.3 overs of powerplay for 15-over innings and 4.5 overs of powerplay has been slotted within the up to date ICC desk for 16-over innings.
