Super Over

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Super Over is a tie-breaking method in limited-overs cricket where each team faces an additional over to determine the match winner.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cricket rule
tie-breaking method
alsoKnownAs one-over eliminator
appliesTo knockout matches
league matches (competition-dependent)
appliesWhen scores are tied at the end of the regular match
ballsPerOver 6 legal deliveries
battingRestrictions teams nominate a limited number of batsmen
battingSideSelection decided by toss-winning captain
boundaryCountRuleStatus later removed from ICC playing conditions
bowlingRestrictions only one bowler may bowl the Super Over
canBeRepeated yes, if the Super Over is also tied (competition-dependent)
controversy boundary count rule used as secondary tiebreaker in 2019 World Cup Final
fieldingRestrictions often follow final over powerplay conditions
fieldingSideSelection other team if it loses the toss
governingBody International Cricket Council NERFINISHED
inningsEndCondition completion of six legal balls or loss of two wickets
inningsStructure each team has one innings of one over
introducedInFormat Twenty20 Internationals NERFINISHED
involves each team facing one additional over
notableUsage 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup Final NERFINISHED
oversPerTeam 1
playerEligibility players from original match XI
popularity increased with growth of T20 cricket
purpose determine winner after a tied match
regulationSource ICC Standard Twenty20 International Match Playing Conditions NERFINISHED
replacedMethod bowl-out in many competitions
requires same pitch or another suitable pitch
resultStatus counts as win or loss, not tie
scoringApplies all normal cricket scoring rules
statisticalTreatment runs and wickets may not count towards players’ career statistics (competition-dependent)
teamBattingOrder usually decided by a coin toss
tieAfterSuperOver may lead to alternative tiebreakers (competition-dependent)
may lead to another Super Over
timeConstraint must usually start soon after end of main match
usedIn One Day International cricket
T20 International cricket
Twenty20 cricket NERFINISHED
domestic T20 leagues
limited-overs cricket
usedInTournament Big Bash League NERFINISHED
Caribbean Premier League NERFINISHED
Indian Premier League NERFINISHED
Pakistan Super League NERFINISHED
The Hundred (modified form)
wicketLimit innings ends when two wickets fall
winnerDeterminedBy higher number of runs scored in the Super Over

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