ICC apologizes to Ireland and Scotland for Super Over confusion

A couple of days ago, Deventer, a city in the Netherlands, was a witness to a jaw-dropping encounter between Ireland and Scotland where both teams fought tooth and nail to overpower each other. The Scotts, captained by Kyle Coetzer, racked up a competitive score of 185 on the board in the allotted 20 overs. The skipper notched 54 runs and top-scored for them.

George Munsey (46) and Calum Macleod (46) turned out to be appropriate foils for the experienced campaigner. A few lusty blows from Matthew Cross in the death overs propelled Scotland’s score. During the run-chase, Paul Stirling took it upon himself to maul the opposition bowling lineup. Meanwhile, at the other end, wickets went down at an alarming rate.

“We have picked up the matter”- ICC

Stirling was eventually dismissed in the 14th over after the right-hander racked 81 runs from 41 balls. In the end, a quick-fire knock of 28 runs from Kevin O’Brien ensured that the match gets tied. However, there wasn’t any super-over to determine the winner of the match. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has recently apologized to the nations for committing the error.

“The match officials misinterpreted the T20I playing conditions which prevented the Super Over taking place following a tied match. This was a genuine oversight for which the ICC offers its sincere apologies to both Scotland and Ireland. We have picked up the matter with the officials and will mitigate against this happening in the future,” an ICC spokesperson was quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfo.

Under ICC’s adopted T20I playing conditions from September 28, 2017, the Law 16.3.1 reads: “If the scores are equal, the result shall be a tie and no account shall be taken of the number of wickets that have fallen. In the event of a tied match, the teams shall compete in a Super Over to determine the winner.”

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