<p> Ahmedabad: Bowling teams in men's ODI and T20Is will be imposed a five-run penalty if the bowler exceeds the 60 second limit of bowling the next over for the third time in an innings, the sport's governing body ICC said on Tuesday.</p>.<p> It will be used on a trial basis initially.</p>.The last thing cricket needs is Saudi money.<p>The decision was taken at the International Cricket Council (ICC) Board meeting here.</p>.<p> 'The CEC agreed to introduce a stop clock on a trial basis in men's ODI and T20I cricket from December 2023 to April 2024. The clock will be used to regulate the amount of time taken between overs.</p>.<p> 'If the bowling team is not ready to bowl the next over within 60 seconds of the previous over being completed, a 5-run penalty will be imposed the third time it happens in an innings,' said the ICC in a statement.</p>.<p>The ICC also made a change to its process of banning a pitch from international cricket. </p><p> 'Changes to the pitch and outfield monitoring regulations were also approved, including a simplification of the criteria against which a pitch is assessed and increasing the threshold for when a venue could have its international status removed from five demerit points to six demerit points over a five-year period,' the ICC added. </p>
<p> Ahmedabad: Bowling teams in men's ODI and T20Is will be imposed a five-run penalty if the bowler exceeds the 60 second limit of bowling the next over for the third time in an innings, the sport's governing body ICC said on Tuesday.</p>.<p> It will be used on a trial basis initially.</p>.The last thing cricket needs is Saudi money.<p>The decision was taken at the International Cricket Council (ICC) Board meeting here.</p>.<p> 'The CEC agreed to introduce a stop clock on a trial basis in men's ODI and T20I cricket from December 2023 to April 2024. The clock will be used to regulate the amount of time taken between overs.</p>.<p> 'If the bowling team is not ready to bowl the next over within 60 seconds of the previous over being completed, a 5-run penalty will be imposed the third time it happens in an innings,' said the ICC in a statement.</p>.<p>The ICC also made a change to its process of banning a pitch from international cricket. </p><p> 'Changes to the pitch and outfield monitoring regulations were also approved, including a simplification of the criteria against which a pitch is assessed and increasing the threshold for when a venue could have its international status removed from five demerit points to six demerit points over a five-year period,' the ICC added. </p>