Say hello to 6IXTY: CPL & West Indies Cricket’s brand new T10 baby
T20 is about to shrink a bit yet again. Say hello to The 6IXTY – a brand new T10 tournament that’s going to be a joint venture between the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and the Cricket West Indies (CWI) – all packed inside just five days. They’re labelling it cricket’s power game and the inaugural will be played from 24 August to 28 August.
CPL and CWI have come together to start the first edition of The 6IXITY for men and women and intend to rake in brand new innovations that, they believe, will make the game even more action-packed and pacier. For this, the league has come up with brand new rules under which the matches will be played. Here are some.
* Each batting team has six wickets – at the fall of the sixth wicket they are all out * Each batting team has two PowerPlay overs. They can unlock a third PowerPlay by hitting two sixes in the first 12 balls. This extra PowerPlay over can be taken at any time between overs 3-9.
* There will be 30 balls bowled from one end before the action switches to the other end for the final 30 balls. * The 30 balls will be delivered as 5 separate overs, with no bowler being able to bowl more than 2 overs for the innings. * Teams have 45 minutes to bowl their overs.
If they are too slow a member of their team is removed from the field for the final six balls. * Fans will vote for the timing of a “Mystery Free Hit” where a batter can’t be dismissed by the bowler. * The first edition of THE 6IXTY will take place from 24 to 28 August in St Kitts & Nevis at one of world cricket’s fastest scoring grounds – Warner Park.
