The Kings XI Punjab ( KXIP ) v Mumbai Indians ( MI ) encounter in IPL 2020 became the first game in tournament history to go through two Super Overs to determine the result of the match.
With the scores tied at 176 after 40 overs of regular play, the match went into its first Super Over with KL Rahul, Nicholas Pooran and Deepak Hooda as the three designated KXIP batsmen. Jasprit Bumrah was handed the ball by MI. The pacer, bowling his second Super Over of the IPL 2020, leaked just five runs, dismissing Pooran and Rahul in the process.
Mohammed Shami, who was tasked with defending the paltry target that KXIP set, bowled brilliantly to stifle Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock. The duo could add just five runs before the latter was run out on the final delivery of the super over, forcing another one-over eliminator.
Now with the first super over tied, the new rules came into play, which meant both Shami and Bumrah couldn’t bowl. Additionally, the batsmen dismissed in the super over – Rahul, Pooran and de Kock – were ineligible to bat in the second.
According to the IPL Playing Conditions manual,
- If the Super Over is a tie, subsequent Super Overs shall be played until a winner is determined. Other than in exceptional circumstances, an unlimited number of Super Overs may be played where necessary to determine a result.
- Any batsman dismissed in any previous Super Over shall be ineligible to bat in the following Super Over.
- Any bowler who bowled in the previous Super Over shall be ineligible to bowl in the subsequent Super Over.
- In all other ways the procedure for a subsequent Super Over shall be the same as for the initial Super Over.
Kieron Pollard, who was MI’s third designated batsman for the first super over, was allowed to bat once again. He, along with Pandya, added 11 runs against Chris Jordan. Chris Gayle and Mayank Agarwal made light work of the score, overhauling MI’s second super over total with two balls to spare against Trent Boult.
Had the second super over finished in a tie as well, all the players from the first instalment would have been eligible to participate in the third, while Pandya, who was run out, Jordan and Boult would have been ineligible.
