ANIPunjab Kings (PBKS) skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to bowl against Mumbai Indians (MI) in Qualifier 2 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) on Sunday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.The winner of this game will face the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the final of the 18th edition of the cash-rich league on Tuesday, June 3, at the same venue. However, the highly anticipated clash was delayed due to rains in Ahmedabad.
In case of a complete washout, the team with the higher position in the points table will advance to the next round. This would favour the Shreyas Iyer-led Punjab Kings, who topped the league stage with 19 points and maintained a superior net run-rate compared to the Mumbai Indians, who finished fourth.
The BCCI and IPL Governing Council have implemented additional time provisions to address potential rain interruptions. The playing conditions now include an extra hour to complete the match if weather disruptions occur.
The IPL Playing Conditions, specifically Clause 13.7.3 regarding extra time, provides detailed guidelines: "Where the start of play is delayed or play is suspended for any reason then extra time of… up to one hundred and twenty minutes for any of the play-off matches (shall be available)."The playing conditions further elaborate: "For the avoidance of doubt, if extra time is required to be used, it will be taken in the following sequence. In the event of a delayed start or interruption, the provision of… one hundred and twenty minutes for play-off matches extra time is to be used first, followed by the time allocated for time-outs and then the reduction in the innings change interval (if applicable)."Additional clarification is provided regarding Super Over scenarios: "For clarity, the changeover period (maximum 10 mins) for a Super Over after the main match is not to be taken into account when applying any permitted extra time available."
In case of a complete washout, the team with the higher position in the points table will advance to the next round. This would favour the Shreyas Iyer-led Punjab Kings, who topped the league stage with 19 points and maintained a superior net run-rate compared to the Mumbai Indians, who finished fourth.
The BCCI and IPL Governing Council have implemented additional time provisions to address potential rain interruptions. The playing conditions now include an extra hour to complete the match if weather disruptions occur.
"Similar to the playoffs stage, an additional one hour will be allocated to the playing conditions for the remaining matches of the league stage, starting Tuesday, 20 May," states the BCCI announcement earlier in the season.
The IPL Playing Conditions, specifically Clause 13.7.3 regarding extra time, provides detailed guidelines: "Where the start of play is delayed or play is suspended for any reason then extra time of… up to one hundred and twenty minutes for any of the play-off matches (shall be available)."The playing conditions further elaborate: "For the avoidance of doubt, if extra time is required to be used, it will be taken in the following sequence. In the event of a delayed start or interruption, the provision of… one hundred and twenty minutes for play-off matches extra time is to be used first, followed by the time allocated for time-outs and then the reduction in the innings change interval (if applicable)."Additional clarification is provided regarding Super Over scenarios: "For clarity, the changeover period (maximum 10 mins) for a Super Over after the main match is not to be taken into account when applying any permitted extra time available."
The match arrangements currently do not include a reserve day provision for the second qualifier. The tournament organisers have confirmed that only the final has a designated reserve day in case of weather interruptions.
