ICC World Cup 2023 Rain Rules: What Happens If Weather Interrupts Play In The 50-Over Show-Piece Tournament?

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ICC World Cup 2023 Rain Rules: The 50-over show-piece tournament is set to get underway on Thursday (October 5) at the world's largest cricket stadium - Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, which will also host the final of the cricket extravaganza on November 19.

While the ODI World Cup 2023 opens and closes in Ahmedabad, the tournament will be played across nine other venues in nine different cities over the next few weeks as ten teams will battle for the coveted title that has been lifted only by six nations so far.

A total of 48 matches will be staged in the space of 45 days, which also happens to be the retreating monsoon season in India. So, there is a possibility of weather playing spoilsport or even the floodlights giving up certain times.

If there is rain or any other delay, what is the cut off time for the match to be completed and what happens if there is no play possible on the scheduled match day? Is there any reserve day? Check out the playing conditions and rules for ICC World Cup 2023.

What is the playing hours in the ICC World Cup 2023 match? (All times local - IST)

In a day game, if the match starts at 10:30 AM, then the first innings must be completed by 2 PM, and after a 30 minute break, play will resume at 2:30 PM for the second innings, which must be completed within 6 PM.

In a day-night match, the match will start with the first innings at 2 PM, and ended at 5:30 PM, after a 30-minutes break, the second innings will resume at 6 PM and will end at 9:30 PM.

ICC ODI World Cup 2023 Playing Hours

What if there is an interruption due to weather or any other unavoidable circumstances?

There will be 60 minutes of extra time allocated to all matches throughout the event except for the Semi-Finals and Final, which will each have 120 minutes of extra time to complete the match. This only applies when there is interruption due to weather or other unavoidable circumstance.

What happens if the said match has not completed on the scheduled day? Is there any reserve day?

In the group stage or the first round, there is no reserve day, meaning the match should be completed on the scheduled day by using the 60 minutes extension time and by using Duckworth Lewis Stern Method in case overs need to be reduced.

If there is no result or match possible on the scheduled day of the match despite using the extra time and DLS calculated target, the match will be called off with both teams sharing a point each.

To obtain a result in an ODI match, both teams must have played 20 overs each, failing which the match is deemed a No Result. But what happens during the knock out stages?

Is there reserve day for the ICC World Cup 2023 knock out round?

The Semi-Finals and Final will have a reserve day allocated on which an incomplete match can be continued from the scheduled day. Even if the reserve day is allocated, every effort will be made to complete the match on the scheduled day with any necessary reduction in overs taking place.

Only if the minimum number of overs necessary to constitute a match (that is 20 overs each) cannot be bowled on the scheduled day, the match can be completed on the reserve day.

If the match has started on the scheduled day and overs are subsequently reduced following an interruption, but no further play is possible, the match will resume on the reserve day at the point where the last ball was played.

If there is no play possible on the scheduled match day despite using the 120 minutes extension time, the whole game will be played on the reserve day as a fifty-over match.

When are the knock out matches in ICC World Cup 2023?

The ICC World Cup 2023 knock out matches, start with the first semifinal, which will be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on November 15, followed by the second semifinal on November 16 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

The ICC World Cup 2023 final will take place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on November 19. The reserve day for the final will be the next day - November 20.