Football's world-famous red card rule will be deployed in cricket for the first time ever in the sport's history.
A red card in football is generally given to players who are guilty of serious foul play and other violent conduct. The rule will now be used in West Indies' Caribbean Premier League from 2023 onwards.
As the game time in T20 cricket extends beyond limits, the rule will be used to monitor over-rate issues.
This will be used both in men's and women's Caribbean leagues. The third umpire will keep track of the time status and will communicate over rate status to the players via the on-field umpires at various stages of the game.
Notably, the upper limit to bowl out the full 20 overs remains the same at 85 minutes a side. But there are major tweaks in the final four overs, one of which even lead to a red card-like rule.
