England vs zimbabwe 4 day test: London/Harare: Under a significant change in cricket world, upcoming between England and Zimbabwe [तारीख/महीना] Test match to be held instead of traditional five days Four days Will be played This decision has been taken under the mutual consent of both cricket boards and guidelines of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The move is being seen as an attempt to make Test cricket more attractive and to balance the busy cricket calendar.
However, the change in the four -day Test from the five -day Test is not limited to reducing just one day. For this, some important adjustments are also made in the rules of the game to maintain the balance of the game and more likely to get out. Let us know which special rules are usually applicable in the four-day Test match:
The main rules of the four -day Test match:
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Increase in the number of overs daily:
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Usually, daily in four -day Test match Minimum 98 overs It is targeted to be thrown (in the five -day Test it is 90 overs). This means that the game time can be increased slightly or the over rate is kept hard.
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Follow-on law:
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To apply follow-on in four-day Test 150 runs in the first innings It is (this is 200 runs in a five -day Test). That is, if the team that batting first takes a lead of 150 or more runs on another team, then it can ask the other team to play follow-on.
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Session timings:
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To meet the target of throwing more over every day, a slight change can be made in the duration of sports sessions (such as lunch and T brake) or the day game starts a little earlier and last a little longer.
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Last day game:
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On the fourth and last day of the match, there may be an additional time or overs provision to ensure the result, if the time is wasted due to weather or any other reason.
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The result of the match:
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The same traditional rules (victory, defeat, draw, tie) are applied to the result, but the teams may have to adopt more aggressive strategies due to short time.
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The purpose of this change:
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Increasing the interest of the audience: Matching short days can make the game more dynamic and result, which can increase the interest of the audience.
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Ease of broadcasting: It may be a little easier for broadcasters to schedule and cover a four -day match.
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Players’ workload management: Players may get some rest in the busy international calendar.
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Opportunities for small countries: This format can also be beneficial for countries that have limited resources to play competitive cricket for five days.
This four -day Test match between England and Zimbabwe will be an important experiment. Its success can open the way for further changes in the format of Test cricket in future. It will be interesting to see how the teams reconcile with these changed rules and what is the result of the match.
