Grand Slam T20 Season 02 Match Rules

Tournament Format

• Teams: Six teams will participate in Season 02.
• League Format: The league stage will be played as a double-round robin.
• Matches: Each team will play every other team twice, resulting in 10 league matches per team.
• Qualification: The top 5 teams will qualify for the knockout stage.
• Elimination: The 6th-placed team will be eliminated after the league stage.

Points System

• Winning Team: Awarded 2 points.
• Tie-Breakers:
  • Net Run Rate (NRR)
  • Number of Wins
  • Head-to-Head Results
  • Super Over, if all other criteria are equal

Knockout Stage

• Eliminator 1: 4th vs 5th
• Eliminator 2: 3rd vs Eliminator 1 Winner
• Qualifier: 2nd vs Eliminator 2 Winner
• Final: 1st vs Qualifier Winner
• Champion: The winner of the Final will be crowned Grand Slam T20 Champion.

Squad Rules

• Squad Size: Each squad will consist of 13 players.
• Impact Players: No Impact Players are allowed.
• Last-Man Batting: Last-man batting is not allowed.
• Wickets: A maximum of 12 wickets can be taken in an innings.
• Off-Slip: If more than 11 players are playing, off-slip is mandatory.
• Leg-Slip: If more than 12 players are playing, leg-slip is mandatory.

Captain & Manager Responsibilities

• Ensure all team members are present during game time.
• Players must arrive at least 30 minutes before the scheduled match.
• The Captain and Manager are responsible for ensuring that all applicable batting and bowling chances are provided to players.
• The Captain and Manager are responsible for monitoring the team's chance quota throughout the league.
• The Organizing Committee will not take responsibility for a team's failure to provide the required chances.

Fielding Substitutes

• A substitute may be used for fielding if a player is unavailable.
• A fielding substitute is allowed only with the agreement of the opposing captain.
• A fielding substitute may be used only when the team's total available players are fewer than 11.
• The substitute fielder may field only inside the inner circle.

Match Format

• Overs: Each match will be played for a maximum of 20 overs per side.
• Ball: A new ball will be used at the start of each innings.
• Ties: A tied match will be decided by a Super Over.

Player Chance Rules

Batting Chance

• A batting chance will be considered only if the batter is sent to the crease before 16.1 overs.
• If a batter is sent to the crease at 16.1 overs or later, that appearance will not be considered a batting chance.

Bowling Chance

• A bowling chance will be considered only if the bowler completes the full over.
• If a bowler does not complete the over, that over will not be considered a bowling chance.

Match Eligibility for Chance Calculation

• The minimum cutoff for an innings is 12 overs.
• For a match to be considered for chance calculations, each innings must reach at least 12 overs.
• If any innings closes before the 12-over limit, that match will not be considered for chance calculations.

Chance Quota

• The total chance quota is based on the number of league matches played by the player.
• 10 matches played: 10 chances
• 9 matches played: 9 chances
• 8 matches played: 8 chances
• 7 matches played: 7 chances
• 6 matches played: 6 chances
• 5 matches played: 5 chances
• 4 matches played: 4 chances
• 3 matches played: 3 chances
• 2 matches played: 2 chances
• 1 match played: 1 chance
• In general, 1 league match played = 1 applicable chance.
• The chance calculation may be adjusted for:
  • No Result (NR) matches
  • DLS-reduced matches
  • Matches excluded from chance calculations because of the 12-over minimum cutoff

Minimum Batting & Bowling Chances

• Every player should be given a minimum of 3 batting chances.
• Every player should be given a minimum of 3 bowling chances.
• If a player plays fewer than 6 matches overall, the minimum chance requirement will reduce accordingly.

Chance Quota Penalty

• At the end of the league, the total chances given to each player will be compared against their applicable chance quota.
• If the total chances given are less than the required quota, the team will be penalized.
• 1 point will be deducted from the team's points-table total for every chance short of the required quota.

Batting Rules

• Boundaries:
  • 2 runs for over-the-net hits behind square.
  • No boundary will be awarded if the ball hits behind the orange ribbon; only completed running will count.
• Byes: Byes are allowed.
• Leg Byes: Leg byes are not allowed.

Retirement / Retired Out

• A batter can be called back / retired out only after facing a minimum of 15 balls.
• Once a batter is called back or retired out, the player cannot return to bat again in that innings.

Bowling Rules

• Bowling Allocation: A maximum of 4 bowlers can bowl up to 3 overs each.
• All other bowlers can bowl a maximum of 2 overs each.
• Bouncers: Maximum of 1 bouncer per over.
• Disqualification: Two threatening beamers in an over can lead to disqualification, at the umpire's discretion.

Powerplay

• The Powerplay consists of the first 6 overs.
• Maximum of 2 fielders are allowed outside the inner circle during the Powerplay.

Fielding Rules

• Maximum of 5 fielders are allowed outside the inner circle under normal fielding conditions.
• There is no limit on offside fielders, subject to other applicable fielding restrictions.
• Maximum of 5 fielders are allowed on the leg side.
• Mandatory Leg-Slip: Where leg-slip is mandatory, the mandatory leg-slip fielder will not count towards the maximum of 5 leg-side fielders.
• Therefore, where leg-slip is mandatory, a team may have 5 regular leg-side fielders plus the mandatory leg-slip.
• Wicket-Keeper: Gloves are allowed.

Black Wall / Run-Out Rule

• If the ball bounces off the black wall behind the wicket-keeper, special run-out conditions apply.
• Striker's End: A direct throw/hit is not allowed. The ball must first be passed before a run-out attempt can be made at the striker's end.
• Non-Striker's End: A direct throw is allowed.
• Overthrows: There are no separate overthrow rules for this situation. The above conditions will apply.

Ball Replacement

• If the ball bursts or is lost before 8 overs are completed, it will be replaced with a new ball.
• If the ball bursts or is lost after 8 overs are completed, it will be replaced with an old ball.

Time Limit / Over Rate

• The first 18 overs must be completed within 54 minutes.
• If 54 minutes have elapsed and 18.1 has not been bowled, only 3 fielders will be allowed outside the inner circle from the very next ball.
• The official timing call will be made by the umpires.
• The umpire's decision regarding the timing is final.

Rain & DLS Rules

• DLS: DLS will come into effect wherever applicable.
• DLS Minimum: The minimum requirement for DLS to be taken into effect is 5 overs per innings.
• If rain causes the match to be abandoned before 8 overs have been played in the first innings, the match will be restarted from the beginning on the rescheduled date.
• If more than 8 overs have been played in the first innings, the match will continue from where it was left off on the rescheduled date.

Abandoned Matches & Reserve Window

• If the entire match is abandoned, a 3-week reserve window will be available to replay the match.
• The Organizing Committee will assign the replay date within the 3-week reserve window based on turf availability.
• The match may be scheduled on any available day within the reserve window based on turf availability.
• Teams must play on the date assigned by the Organizing Committee.
• Teams cannot refuse or skip the match citing their own availability issues.
• If the match cannot be played within the 3-week reserve window, it will be recorded as a No Result (NR).

Schedule Rule

• The published match schedule will not be changed under any circumstances, except for a rain-affected match.
• Any rescheduling due to rain will follow the applicable rain, DLS, restart, continuation and reserve-window rules.
• For reserve-window matches, the date assigned by the Organizing Committee based on turf availability will be final for the teams.

Super Over

• The team that was chasing in the match will bat first in the Super Over.
• Maximum of 2 wickets are allowed in a Super Over.
• Tied Super Overs will be replayed until a result is achieved.
• Bowler and batsman restrictions will apply in subsequent Super Overs.

Chucking

• Batters can report suspected chucking to the umpires.
• Umpires will review the bowling action.
• Umpires may issue warnings or call no-balls where appropriate.

No Ball Conditions

• No-ball conditions include overstepping, waist-high full toss, second bouncer and other applicable violations.
• A free hit will be awarded for all no-ball cases.

On-Field Umpires

• On-field umpires will be external umpires.
• Umpire decisions are final.
• Umpires will make the official timing call for the 54-minute over-rate rule.

Penalties

• 5 Runs: A 5-run penalty may be imposed for unwanted arguments with umpires.
• 5 Runs: A 5-run penalty may be imposed if the ball hits an unauthorized object on the field.

Other Rules

• Mankading: Allowed.
• Wickets: A batter can be considered out if the ball hits the base of the stumps even when the bails are not present.

Grand Slam Eligibility

• A player must play at least 7 matches in the GST20 Season 02 league to be eligible for the next Grand Slam season.
• A player who plays fewer than 7 league matches will not be eligible for the next Grand Slam season.
• Exemption: Only injured players will be exempt from this minimum participation requirement and resulting eligibility restriction.

TTCCPL Eligibility

• A player must play at least 5 matches in the GST20 Season 02 league to be eligible for the next TTCCPL cycle.
• The applicable TTCCPL cycle is August 2027 to May 2028.
• A player who plays fewer than 5 league matches will not be eligible for the next TTCCPL cycle.
• Exemption: Only injured players will be exempt from this minimum participation requirement and resulting eligibility restriction.