United States of America captain Aaron Jones was informed by the Umpires during the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 match against India that his team has been penalized five runs due to the violation of the 'Stop Clock' rule. The match which was getting hosted in the Nassau County International Stadium in New York saw the penalty change the direction of the game as India were awarded five runs and from there, they ran away with the game. The reason for the penalty was revealed to be USA captain Aaron Jones failing to start the next over with the pre-determined 60 seconds according to the 'Stop Clock' rule. Fans eager to know in detail about the stop clock rule in cricket and when it was first started, will get the entire information here. Why India Were Awarded Five Penalty Runs Against USA in T20 World Cup 2024? Know Reason.

As per the statement by ICC, the rule has become effective from June 1, 2024, and was first applied between the India vs USA T20 World Cup 2024 match to be played on June 12. The main objective of the rule was to prevent unnecessary wastage of time during any cricket match and also ensure that every game finishes on time.

What Does The 'Stop Clock' Rule Mean?

As per the rule, the bowling side will have to start the new over after the previous over within 60 seconds. An electronic clock will be displayed on the screens of the ground and the third umpire will be determining the start of the clock. If the bowling side fails to bowl the first ball of the new over within 60 seconds, this will attract two warnings. However, despite the warnings, if the incident is repeated, this will bring in a five-run penalty per incident. ICC Mandates Use of 'Stop-Clock' in White-Ball International Matches From T20 World Cup 2024.

The International Cricket Council have brought in a few exceptions in the case of the rule. If the clock has started and a batsman has come out to the crease in between the overs then it can be cancelled. This condition also applies in the official drinks break interval and also during treatment to a batsman or fielder on the field. The rule will not be implemented if there is a loss of time due to these circumstances. The rule will probably prevent teams from wasting time on the field and also help the match to finish on time.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) brought out several new changes to the game in the board meeting which took place in Dubai on March 15, 2024. The main objective of the meeting was to discuss the upcoming roadmap for popularising the game all over the world and also many discussions happened on the upcoming ICC events. It was in this meeting the biggest cricket governing body also made the 'Stop Clock' rule mandatory for all the full members of the ICC. The rule was under trial basis from December 2023 but now has been made compulsory to be followed in ODI and T20I games of every full ICC member team. The rule was under a trial basis until April 2024, but the experiment has already resulted in the timely finishing of games. Hence, once the rule is implied in white ball format, it will save up to 20 minutes per ODI match.

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