KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has introduced a new points system in the PCB Paying Conditions for the first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, which commences from Sunday, 25 October.
PCB says it made changes to encourage the six Cricket Association sides to play an attacking and positive brand of cricket. It added that the new system is result-oriented.
The 31-match tournament will be played across four Karachi venues, including the National Stadium, which will stage the five-day final from 1-5 January 2021.
To encourage the batsmen to increase their strike-rates, the PCB, in a major switch, has decided to reward five batting points to sides who will reach the 400-run mark inside 100 overs in the first innings.
According to the amended playing conditions, bonus batting points will be awarded as: 200 runs inside 100 overs – 1 point; 250 runs inside 100 overs – 2 points; 300 runs inside 100 overs – 3 points; 350 runs inside 100 overs – 4 points; 400 runs inside 100 overs – 5 points.
On the other side of the coin, the PCB has also introduced a two-fold bowling points system.
According to the over-based points system, three wickets inside 100 overs will give one point; six wickets inside 100 overs will give points; eight wickets inside 100 overs – 3 points.
Additional all-out bonus points will be allocated as 200 runs or less inside 100 overs – three points; between 201 and 250 runs inside 100 overs- two points; between 251 and 300 runs inside 100 overs – one point.
Meanwhile, the PCB has also amended certain playing conditions as well. In case of a walk over or if a team refuses to play, penalties will be imposed. The match shall stop there and then and will not be restarted.
The Playing XI and the officials of the defaulting team shall be banned for 12 months (it will be a global ban). All central contracts of that team will be cancelled. The team can still play the event with replaced players/officials. The points scored during that match will be nullified. The opponents will be awarded maximum points.