• Preliminary matches will be played in a Round Robin format where each team will play against all the other team in the league.

• At the end of the League Matches, Teams will be ranked based on points & net run rate and the Top 7 teams will be selected from each group to play Quarter Finals. The 2 teams lowest in the ranking will be eliminated and will not quality for Quarter Finals games. Team which tops the preliminary round will be directly qualified for Semi Finals (SF1) and the next 6 teams will play the quarter finals.

Quarter Final (QF)

Team Ranked 2 vs Team Ranked 7 - Winner will be SF2
Team Ranked 3 vs Team Ranked 6 - Winner will be SF3
Team Ranked 4 vs Team Ranked 5 - Winner will be SF4

Semi Finals (SF)

SF 1 vs SF 4 - SF Winner 1
SF 2 vs SF 3 - SF Winner 2

Finals

SF winner 1 vs SF winner 2 (Will play for 1st & 2nd place of OFCL-2011_T2 Trophy)

• The participation Fee is $225 per Team.

• Each team can submit a list of 15 players. The player list should be submitted before the team plays their first game. Any updates to the team list after the first game will be charged with $10 per update. Updates to the player list will NOT be allowed if the team has already played 4 preliminary matches.

• Any player, irrespective of when he is added to the team list must have played at least 3 Preliminary Round Games to qualify to participate in playoff games (excluding the Rainout Games).

• Each team can give a maximum of one walkover. No shows are considered a walkover. With the second walkover the team will automatically be withdrawn from the league.

• A Team can object to a player whose name is not present on the Team List posted on the Website, and if the individual is not a registered member of the Team he would not be allowed to participate. The player protest must be made before/during the game. After the Game has completed the protest will be ignored.

• If a player is not present at the ground within 45 minutes from the scheduled start or the 6th over, whichever comes first, he would not be allowed to play that Game.

• The toss has to be done, within 15 minutes of the scheduled start. Minimum one player has to be present to do the toss.

• The first ball has to be bowled within 30 minutes of the scheduled start. If not then guilty team would lose 1 over from its batting inning and 1 over for every 5 minute delay thereafter.

• If a game is delayed beyond 15 minutes due to absence of umpire, the umpiring team loses the toss in the next Game.

• The scorecard template is available on the Website. The winning Team must collect the score sheets from both the innings, put it in the template document, and send it to scores@ofcl.org within 2 days after the game.

• If a Game has to be called off due weather conditions, we would update the website. If no such indication is posted on the website then games are ON. The two teams and umpires can decide at the ground if the conditions are not playable, or if a Game with reduced overs is to be played.

• The neutral umpire will make the decision based on ground conditions and feedback from two captains. The umpire’s decision whether the game should be played or not must be honored.

• Effective from OFCL-2009 Tournament#2, the drinks break during each innings will be strictly confined to be no more than 4 minutes.

• The winning team from each match will be responsible to gather the Kit, Cones and other OFCL goods used during the match.

• No schedule changes will be honored due to conflict with games in other leagues.
   

1. 15 overs per innings.

2. 9 members can bat and 9 members will Field.

3. A team can adopt a 10th Player after informing the opponent captain and the umpire. If a Team has 10th player then it can bat any 9 and field any 9. The 10th player will be considered as a super sub.

4. In the event, if any team has started the game as per schedule and is playing with less than 9 players, they have an option to take another person as a substitute (who need not be listed in the Team List) from the field if available. This substitute cannot bowl or bat.

5. Once Match commences, the bowling Team has an option of joining a regular team player within the first 6 overs, if they play with less than 9 players, the player is welcomed to join. No additional Player (though present in the Team List) will be encouraged to join after the start of the 7th over. In such case the player can join after the 7th over, but only as a substitute and cannot bowl or bat. This applies to bowling team only and also applies to the Super Sub.

6. A bowler can bowl a maximum of 4 overs. Hence a minimum of 4 bowlers will be used by each team for a 15 overs Game.
    

7. POWER PLAY OVERS: The first 2 consecutive overs is a mandatory power play in an innings. Additional 2 more consecutive Power Play overs must be completed by the batting team before the end of the 12th over. This takes the tally of power play to 4 overs in one innings.

8. In case a Game is played with reduced overs, then total overs / 4 (rounded to next whole number) is what a bowler can maximum bowl.

9. During power play only 2 fielding players will outside the 30 yard circle. If more than 2 players are found outside the 30 yard circle before the ball is released by the bowler, the umpire to call a NO BALL during that instance.

10. Once optional power play is decided by the batting team, then that decision is final. The bowling team gets to change the Bowler before the start of optional power play overs.

11. You can have substitute fielders from your own team after intimating the same to the umpire.

12. If a ball is lost another ball in the same condition, if available or another new ball will be provided.

13. Wicket keeper is allowed to bowl WITHOUT having to field an over before bowling.

14. Leg Byes are not allowed and a run out claimed out of a Leg Bye is deemed not out.

15. If a game is washed out due to weather, the team would split points. If a Game is interrupted by weather the teams would split points. Games would not be rescheduled.

16. In preliminary round, if the teams are tied with the same number of runs, the game is a TIE. The number of wickets lost will NOT be used to break the tie. One point will be awarded to both the teams.

17. In playoffs if teams are tied with same number of Runs, We will have a one over eliminator to decide the winner. Each team will play 1 over with 3 batsmen nominated and all 8 eight fielding. The bowler will be nominated by the teams as well. If 2 wickets are down the innings ends and the team with the maximum number of runs at the end of the 1 over will win the game. If that is tied the eliminator will be repeated till we get a winner.
     

18. ONE OVER RULE FOR PLAYOFFS GUIDELINES: This is NOT Bowl Out like ICC. A toss would be done. The winning team will decide to bat or chase. The batting team plays 1 over with normal rules of the tournament. Then second team will bat for one over and try to chase the score down. If it’s tied again, then the same process is repeated till we have a winner.
    NRR will be used to rank teams if 2 or more teams have the same number of points. Head to Head results will be used if there is TIE at run rate up to 3 decimal places.
     

19. NO BALL – A batsman cannot be dismissed of no ball except for run outs. Free hit for front foot no balls are allowed. The ball after the no ball will be a free hit and the batsman cannot be dismissed of that ball except by Run out. If the free hit ball is a wide or a front foot no ball again then it does not count and the bowler has to deliver the free hit ball again till it is a legitimate delivery. Bump balls passing above shoulder height of the batsman in upright position are a ‘no ball’. Full toss passing above the waist of the batsman in upright position is a ‘no ball’
     

20. Both the umpires are neutral. Main umpire and leg umpire would switch for each over.

21. There are no leg byes. Hence, no LBWs and run outs on a leg bye. Only stumping is allowed when the ball hits any part of the body and the batsman's foot is not inside the crease. Foot on the line is out.

22. Batsmen can retire after facing minimum of 1 ball. He can return to bat ONLY after the fall of the last wicket in the order of the first retiree coming in first and so on, in case of multiple retirees.

23. If a game is interrupted due to rain or due to Bad Light, it would be continued from the same point as stopped. For this rule to apply the team batting 1st has to at least complete the full innings (The allotted 15 overs or the agreed overs before the start of the game that is conveyed to the umpires), if not the teams will split the points.

24. If a ball pitches outside the pitch it is NOT a dead ball. The ball is still in play. If the batman cannot reach the ball it is a wide ball. If the batsman hits/touches the ball, it is a legal delivery and all other rules will apply for this delivery.

25. If the ball bounces more than 2 times, and it’s not wide, and if the umpire feels the batsman did not had a fair opportunity to play the ball, he can call it a dead ball or a wide ball.

26. For anything not covered in this rule book, ICC Rules would be followed.

27. In case of conflicts or issues, the organizing committee reserves the right to make the final Judgment. All the participating teams must abide by the committee’s verdict.

28. A walk away from the middle of the game for any reason is DISRESPECT to the Game, to the opponent team and the tournament. Such a team / player would be banned from participation in Future.