A Super Over is a tie-breaking method used in limited-overs cricket matches. Both teams play a single, additional over of six balls to determine the winner of the match. If the Super Over also ends in a tie, it is followed by another Super Over. The over is treated like a penalty shootout in football.
About Super Over in brief
A Super Over is a tie-breaking method used in limited-overs cricket matches. Both teams play a single, additional over of six balls to determine the winner of the match. If the Super Over also ends in a tie, it is followed by another Super Over. Previously, the winner was typically decided by the number of boundaries scored. This rule was later repealed because it garnered criticism after the 2019 Cricket World Cup Final. The Super Over was first used in 2008 in Twenty20, replacing the bowl-out method that was previously used for breaking a tie match.
In October 2019, the International Cricket Council updated its rules regarding Super Over for ICC events. Group stage matches that are still tied after a Super Over will remain as a tie. In any bilateral series match also the super over will be iterated until one team wins. In the 2014–15 season, the Big Bash League began using a variation of the rules, allowing each innings the full amount of 10 wickets. The over is treated like a penalty shootout in football. The goals scored during the shootout is not added to the player’s career goal tally.
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