Sam Menners
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There were only 76 overs bowled on day one of the 5th test between Australia and India at the SCG.
There were only 76 overs bowled on day one of the 5th test between Australia and India at the SCG.
I’d like to ask why and how teams are allowed to get away with such low over rates when 90 overs are supposed to be bowled in a day.
If I’m paying to go to the ground or a subscription fee to watch 90 overs, why are we denied 14 overs of play.
Does anyone know why the umpires aren’t speeding the game up or what the ramifications are to the teams?
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I can understand the frustration. Basically it all comes down to time allowances that are given the fielding side. They get 2mins for every wicket that falls (except immediately before an interval), 4 mins for every drinks break, allowances for DRS and umpire referrals (use of technology), sight screen delays, ground repairs and over 20mins on this day for treatment to player injuries.
On day 1 of the Sydney Test this amounted to around 45mins of allowances given to the fielding team’s over rate calculation. Take some of those allowances away and the fielding team has to speed up. Don’t forget we also lose 2 overs for the innings change!
I hope this helps. Cheers. Simon
So 76 overs were bowled out of a scheduled 88 taking into account the change of innings.
45 minutes were lost due to allowances you have mentioned.
But wasn’t 30 minutes of that time recouped when play continued until 6pm, as the scheduled stumps time would have been 5.30pm given the 10.30am start if everything ran to schedule ?
So with a net loss of 15 minutes didn’t they still come up 12 overs short of the scheduled overs in a days play ?