Tri-State Telugu Association » TTA / TANA Cricket League Guidelines

General information:

$100 per team, 9 players maximum per team. (8 players will play)
All 9 players will get a free T-shirt. $10 for additional T-shirts.
TTA/TANA will not supply bats and and Pads. We only supply balls and wickets
We will be using hard tennis balls
We will be accepting up to 24 teams. (registrations will close once we hit 24 teams)
16 over match. (8 overs per team)
Each team is guaranteed to play 2 games not including playoffs. (top teams will play more)
In case of a tied match, there will be a super over per team to decide.
Each game should be finished in 1 hour 10 minutes, including a innings break.
All teams should be on time for their matches. If one team is late for their scheduled time. The opposing team will be declared as winners.
If both teams are not on time for their match. The match between the teams will be considered done.
Teams should be at the pitch by 6:30 A.M
After each game we will announce the next 2 teams and they have to be ready for their game.
Winning team will earn 2 points. While the losing side will earn 0 point per match.
In case of Drawn or cancelled a game then both teams will get 1 point each.
In the field umpire decision is final
Teams with the highest score at the end of the match WIll be the winner.
TTA/TANA is not responsible for any injuries that occur during this tournament
Under any circumstances in decision making, TTA/TANA makes the final decision. Teams should not argue.

Bowling Rules:

There is no limit per bowlers on a team. But each bowler is only allowed to bowl 2 overs. But they can not be 2 consecutive overs.
Wicket Keeper will not be allowed to bowl.
Bowlers may not bowl underarm.
4’s and 6’s will be counted regularly. (4 is when the ball hits the boundary, 6 is when the ball goes over the boundary)
No balls and wide balls will be counted as 1 run.
- No ball is when the bowler’s foot surpasses the bowling crease
- No balls are also counted when the bowler bowls the ball above the batsman’s shoulders.

Batting Rules:

Tournament Format:

There will be 8 groups.
Group A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
3 teams per group.
Topper from each group advance to the playoffs.
Topper will be decided in the following pattern
- Team who gets highest points
- If there is a tie in the highest point then team with highest net run rate will be considered
- Even if there is a tie in net run rate in that group then team will be picked by toss/lottery

Knockout Rounds: