In a sport that is so often addressed as the batsmen or the batter’s game, what chances do the bowlers have in this great game of ours? Now, if this is the query that has been troubling many of the intrepid cricket fans, those who feel that the sport (does after all) lean towards the batters, then probably the Power Play rule is for them. Rather, it is for those who’d like to see Cricket having more parity, fairness (not that is unfair) and a sort of level playing field for its practitioners. That being said, just what is the Power Play rule and what rules in this interesting discourse related to the game end up impacting the sport in a way that there’s greater relation between batting and bowling in the context of practitioners of both skills being given equal chance to operate (on the level playing field).
To understand this and more, let us immediately, therefore, jump into understanding what is the Power Play rule?
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For starters, how does the concept of Power Play come into being in One-Day Internationals?
Now where it comes to the ODIs, then the 50 overs are divided into three Powerplays. Each of the Powerplay consists of specific fielding restrictions. But why? Because they control how many fielders can patrol the outfield and how many cannot. Now, these rules encourage attacking play early on and balanced competition between bat and ball throughout the innings.
Secondly, how does the concept of Power Play come into being in T20 internationals, ( the great saviour of the sport)?
Now, where it comes to the format that is cricket’s version of Game of Thrones or let’s say, House of Cards, for so entertaining and thrilling it is, then the T20Is have their own unique way of bringing the Power Play into play! How, but?
The Powerplay spans the first six overs, during which only two fielders are permitted outside the 30-yard circle. This restriction is designed to give batters a strong scoring opportunity at the start, making early overs fast-paced and attacking before fielding teams can spread out in the later
