Champions Trophy 2017: All about the rules and regulations explained
The rules and the and regulations of the tournament are explained here.
Champions Trophy 2017 will commence from June 1st. England will play Bangladesh in the opening fixture. England is one of the strongest teams in the tournament and will look to start on a high. While Bangladesh will look to spoil the party.
The rules and the and regulations of the tournament are well known to many but for those some who are not aware of some of the changes made in the rules, we have them explained it for you.
Group Stages
As we all know, there are two groups in the tournament; Group A and Group B. There are four teams in each group. The top 8 teams in the One Day rankings of the ICC enter the competition. The teams are divided into the groups as below.
| Group A | Group B |
| Australia | India |
| New Zealand | South Africa |
| England | Sri Lanka |
| Bangladesh | Pakistan |
In the group stages, the teams from respective groups will play with each other once. The points will be allocated as per the points system which is explained below.
Points System
The points system of in the group stages is fairly simple. The team which wins gets a maximum of 2 points. There are no bonus points in the group stages. If the match is abandoned or there is no result or a tie takes place, then the teams get 1 point each. Finally, if the team loses the match, it will get no points.
The points system is fairly regular and the two teams with maximum points, go through to the semifinals. The qualification of the semi-final is explained below.
Qualification and draw of the Semi-finals
The top two teams from each group qualify for the semi-finals. The top teams are decided by the number of points they have. If the points of two teams are equal then the number of wins are counted and even then they stand equal then the net run-rate comes into play. Net run rate is explained later.
Even after considering the net run rate the team stands equal then the head to head matches will be considered. If all the matches end in the group stages end in no result, then the teams which are seeded as top two will enter the semis.
The draw of the semis is fairly simple. The first semi-final will take place between the winner of the Group A and the runner-up of the Group B. The second semi-final will take place between the winner of the Group B and the runner-up of the Group A.
Semi Final 1 – A1 v B2
Semi Final 2 – A2 v B1
Final
If the match is tied in the final, then the winner will be declared with the help of a super over. If the match is abandoned or tied or in the case of a no result, both the teams will be declared as joint winners.
Here are the actual rules amended.
# In the event of a tied Final, the teams shall compete in a Super Over to determine which team is the winner.
# If following a tie, weather conditions prevent the Super Over from being completed, or if the match is a no result, then the teams will be declared joint winners.
Net Run Rate
The net run rate is calculated by considering various factors. One can calculate a team’s net run rate by calculating the average runs scored by that team and subtracting the number of runs scored against that team. The runs will be counted considering all the matches the team has played in the tournament.
If the team is all out before they face their quota of overs then the net run rate will be calculated by considering the full quota of overs and not the number of overs they actually faced.
The net run rate of the matches which have ended in a result will be counted. If the Duckworth/Lewis/Stern method comes into play then the net run rate will be calculated by crediting the team 1 with team 2’s par score with the same number of overs faced by team 2.
If in a match the D/L method is applied previously and then the result is achieved, then in such cases the Team 1 will be credited with a run less than the final Score for Team 2 off the total number of overs allocated to Team 2 to reach the target.
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