Ground, weather and light

28.             The side batting first is entitled to bat for their full 48 overs even if the start is delayed or there are interruptions in the first innings. The first 15 minutes of the first interruption or delayed start to a match are to be disregarded. For every interruption, one over will be deducted from the match allocation for every full 3.5 minutes of playing time lost in that interruption.

29.             The side batting second will forfeit a wicket for every full 6 overs lost in the match, but the last wicket of the innings must be taken on the field of play to constitute "all out", even if this calculation results in 10 or more wickets lost and/or forfeited. Forfeited wickets will not count towards bowling bonus point allocations nor bonus points for bowling a side out. The batting Captain will be the sole judge of who is not to bat under this calculation regardless of the stated batting order. The entry in the scorebook for a forfeited wicket shall be "Did not bat (rain)". The side batting second is not allowed to declare at any time.

30.             A minimum of ten full overs of the side batting second constitute the match. If this is not possible, the match is abandoned and each side receives 5 points plus any bonus points scored thus far in the match.

31.             When a match is deemed to have been completed, for the side batting first to win they must take the final wicket on the field of play. For the side batting second to win, they must exceed the score of the side batting first or finish with a higher average run rate per over.

Average run rate is determined by the number of runs scored divided by the number of completed overs faced (part overs to be ignored) in each innings, rounded up at .005 to 2 decimal places. In the case of the side batting first being all out, the number of overs is to be taken to be 48. If the side batting first declares, the number of overs is to be rounded up to the nearest complete over.