TOURNAMENT FORMAT

• Each match in the tournament will be of 20 : 20 cricket format.
• All Teams will be given Colours and Matches will be played in White Ball.
• Teams will be divided into groups of 4, totaling 4 groups
• In league stage teams in each group will play 1 match with all the others in their respective groups
• Top 2 teams in each group will qualify for the 2nd round (Quarterfinals) and will proceed to the semifinals and Finals in the knockout format.
• Points system in league stage:
  • Every win will fetch the winning team 3 points.
  • Any tie or no result match will get both teams a point each. (League Stage only)

1. Player profile - Only bonafide and full time employees of the participating company are eligible to represent their team. Any team-fielding players, who are not fulltime employees of the company, would be removed from the tournament.
2. Player profile - No contract employees, outsourced employees, part time workers in any capacity can play for the corporates.
3. Player profile - All the team members playing 11 + 1 substitute should compulsorily show their Original ID before the start of each match, failing which the players will not be allowed to play. All teams are requested to adhere to this mandatorily.
4. Each match would comprise 20 overs a side subject to weather/ground conditions.
5. Organizers, Gevents will provide the match balls.
6. All match rules shall be subject to weather/ground conditions and the organizers shall modify the playing terms suitably.
7. Bad Weather - In case a match is delayed owing to bad weather or other unavoidable circumstances, it would be left to the discretion of the umpires officiating and organizers of the match, to reduce the number of overs to be played by each side.
8. Bad Weather - A minimum of 5 overs a side will constitute a match.
9. Bad Weather - In case one side has played the full quota of overs before bad weather or other unavoidable circumstances delay the start of the opposing team's innings, it would be left to the discretion of the umpires officiating in that match to decide the number of overs that would be taken into consideration for deciding the match. However, in case the team batting second does not get any over to play, the match would be abandoned and declared a draw with the two teams sharing one point each.
10. Time restrictions - The allotted 20 overs should be bowled within 85 minutes of the first ball bowled. Each over bowled after the stipulated 85 minutes would incur a penalty of 8 extra runs to be added to the score for each such over.
11. Bowling restrictions - Each bowler is permitted to bowl a maximum of 4 overs or 1/5 of total overs per match as decided by the umpires.
12. Fielding restrictions- for the first 6 overs a minimum of 7 fielders other than the bowler and wicket keeper have to be inside the 30-yard circle. Thereafter a minimum of 4 fielders has to be inside the 30-yard circle at any time in the innings.
13. In the event of two or more teams having the same number of points in the league phase, the net run rate of each of the teams will be taken. The team with the better net run rate will go through to the next round.
14. Calculation of Net run rate - In case any team is all out before the stipulated quota of overs, the full quota of overs would be taken into consideration for calculating the net run rate.
15. Knockout stage - In the event of a Draw/tied match in any of the Quarterfinals or Semis or the Finals (all matches in knockout stage), the winner will be decided by Bowl out.
16. Knockout stage - In the event of an abandoned match in any of the Quarterfinals or Semis or the Finals (all matches in knockout stage), the winner will be decided by spin of coin by the Captains in presence of Umpires.
17. Knockout stage - If no result has been arrived at, the winner will be the one with better-run rate (in a minimum of 5 overs). Otherwise it will be decided by spin of coin by the Captains in presence of Match Umpire
18. Knockout stage - If the team batting second does not get a minimum of 5 overs, the match shall be decided by the spin of coin by the Captains in the presence of the Umpires
19. All the matches will be officiated by KSCA affiliated umpires and the decision of the umpires would be final and binding on both the teams.
20. G event or Sports 18 will not be responsible for any loss of life, or injury to players in course of the match/tournament.
21. Request for postponement and/or shifting of matches shall not be entertained after the teams have given a concurrence for the ties by the team captains.
22. Disputes and Complaints - Any disputes/complaints by a team will have to be formally reported with the match umpire immediately upon completion of the match.
23. Misbehavior - Any unruly behavior on the part of the players will lead to immediate disqualification of the player for the subsequent matches and more than 2 such occurrence in the team will lead to the team being disqualified from the tournament, with no refund of the entry fee.
24. Both the teams to be present at the venue 30mts before the start of the match. If any team fails to arrive within 30mts after the start time it will be adjudged as a walkover in favor of the team present on time.
25. The Organizing committee will clarify any aspect, which is not already covered, when the teams or umpires put it forward to them and the committee’s decision is final and binding.
26. Remaining all rules of the international T20 format will be applicable.