What is the ‘Second Ball’ rule in IPL 2025? All you need to know | Cricket News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Indian Premier League (IPL) has launched a number of new guidelines over the years, together with strategic timeouts and the Impact Player rule. Now, the match is set to implement one other innovation in IPL 2025 – the ‘Second Ball’ rule.
The ‘Second Ball’ rule has been launched to counter the impression of dew in evening matches. Dew makes it tough for bowlers to grip the ball, giving batters a big benefit, particularly throughout run chases. To deal with this concern, the IPL has launched a provision permitting the use of a second ball in evening video games.

Under this rule, on-discipline umpires will assess the situation of the ball after the eleventh over of the second innings. If extreme dew is detected, the bowling workforce can be permitted to use a brand new ball.
This rule goals to present bowlers with a fairer enjoying discipline in dewy circumstances.
The ‘Second Ball’ rule won’t be relevant in afternoon matches.

SALIVA BAN LIFTED
The BCCI additionally lifted the ban on use of saliva on the ball in the upcoming Indian Premier League after a majority of captains agreed to its proposal, making it the first main cricket competitors to get rid of the restriction that was a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The determination was taken at the captains’ assembly in Mumbai forward of the league beginning on Saturday.
“The saliva ban has been lifted. Majority of captains were in favour of the move. Some had reservations about the re-introduction, some sat on the fence but majority of them supported the move,” a prime BCCI official informed PTI.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) had banned the age-previous observe of making use of saliva to shine the ball as a precautionary measure throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, throughout which well being practitioners advocated strict hygiene protocols and bodily distancing.
In 2022, the world physique made the ban everlasting.
The IPL too included the ICC ban in its enjoying circumstances in the aftermath of the pandemic however its pointers are outdoors the purview of the sport’s governing physique.
With the growth on Thursday, the IPL grew to become the first main cricketing occasion to re-introduce saliva’s use after the pandemic.