Super Over
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A Super Over, sometimes referred to as an "Eliminator", or an 'Oopse' (One Over Per Side Eliminator),
is one of two extra overs
in a Twenty20
cricket match when the regular match ends in a tie. Instead of equally dividing the points between the two participating teams, the winning team of the "Super Overs" takes all the points. It replaced the Bowlout method that previously was used for breaking a tie in Twenty20. The first implementation of Super Overs was in the match where West Indies defeated New Zealand on December 26, 2008, after two "super overs". The West Indies scored 25/1 in their super over and New Zealand replied with 15/2. The Super Over was introduced into One Day International cricket at the 2011 Cricket World Cup
where a knockout-stage game ending in a tie would be decided via Super Over.
, the match is won by the team that has scored the most 6s in their innings. The first reported application of this rule in Twenty20 Internationals was in the 5 May 2010 2010 ICC Women's World Twenty20
match between the Australia national women's cricket team and England women's cricket team. The Super Over scores were tied, but Australia had struck more sixes and was so the winner of the match.
is one of two extra overs
Over (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, an over is a set of six consecutive balls bowled in succession. An over is normally bowled by a single bowler. However, in the event of injury preventing a bowler from completing an over, it is completed by a teammate....
in a Twenty20
Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
cricket match when the regular match ends in a tie. Instead of equally dividing the points between the two participating teams, the winning team of the "Super Overs" takes all the points. It replaced the Bowlout method that previously was used for breaking a tie in Twenty20. The first implementation of Super Overs was in the match where West Indies defeated New Zealand on December 26, 2008, after two "super overs". The West Indies scored 25/1 in their super over and New Zealand replied with 15/2. The Super Over was introduced into One Day International cricket at the 2011 Cricket World Cup
2011 Cricket World Cup
The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was the tenth Cricket World Cup. It was played in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. It was Bangladesh's first time co-hosting a World Cup...
where a knockout-stage game ending in a tie would be decided via Super Over.
Players and rules
At the end of a tied regular match and before the Super Over, each team nominates three batsmen and a bowler. The team that scores the most runs in its Super Over is the winner of the match.Example
Tied Super Over
If the scores in the Super Over are tiedTie (draw)
To tie or draw is to finish a competition with identical or inconclusive results. The word "tie" is usually used in North America for sports such as American football. "Draw" is usually used in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Commonwealth of Nations and it is usually used for sports such as...
, the match is won by the team that has scored the most 6s in their innings. The first reported application of this rule in Twenty20 Internationals was in the 5 May 2010 2010 ICC Women's World Twenty20
2010 ICC Women's World Twenty20
The 2010 ICC Women's World Twenty20 was an international Twenty20 cricket tournament which was held in the West Indies from 5 May to 16 May 2010. The group stage matches were played at the Warner Park Sporting Complex on Saint Kitts. It was won by Australia, who defeated New Zealand in the final...
match between the Australia national women's cricket team and England women's cricket team. The Super Over scores were tied, but Australia had struck more sixes and was so the winner of the match.
Twenty20 internationals decided by Super Overs
| Date | Venue | Winner | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 26, 2008 | Eden Park, Auckland | 25/1 Chris Gayle Chris Gayle Christopher Henry "Chris" Gayle is a Jamaican cricketer who currently plays international cricket for the West Indies. He captained the West Indies' side from 2007 to 2010. He plays domestic cricket for Jamaica, and has also represented Worcestershire, the Western Warriors and the Kolkata Knight... 25* Not out In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress... (6 balls) Daniel Vettori Daniel Vettori Daniel Luca Vettori ONZM is a cricketer for the New Zealand cricket team. He is the eighth player in Test history to take 300 wickets and score 3,000 runs. He is the youngest player to have represented New Zealand in Test cricket, having made his debut in 1996–97 at the age of 18... 0/25 (1 over) |
15/2 Jacob Oram Jacob Oram Jacob David Philip Oram is a New Zealand cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. His abilities with both bat and ball has made him a regular fixture in the current New Zealand International sides... 8 (3 balls) Sulieman Benn Sulieman Benn Sulieman Jamaal Benn is a West Indian cricketer who plays international cricket for the West Indies and first-class cricket for Barbados.... 2/15 (0.5 overs) |
| February 28, 2010 | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | 9/0 Brendon McCullum Brendon McCullum Brendon Barrie McCullum is a New Zealand international cricketer, who plays for the Otago Volts at provincial level. He is a wicket-keeper, as well as an aggressive batsman who opens in One-day Internationals and is known for his fast scoring rate... 5* Not out In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress... (3 balls) Shaun Tait Shaun Tait Shaun William Tait is a professional Australian cricketer, who currently plays only in the Twenty20 format. Tait plays domestic cricket for South Australia and is also a representative for Australia at Twenty20 International level; he has also represented his country in One Day Internationals and... 0/9 (0.3 overs) |
6/1 Cameron White Cameron White Cameron Leon White is an Australian cricketer and current Australian Twenty20 captain. A powerful middle order batsman and right-arm leg-spin bowler, White made his first-class cricket debut as a teenager in the 2000–01 season for the Victorian Bushrangers as a bowling all-rounder... 4* Not out In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress... (3 balls) Tim Southee1/6 (1 over) |
Indian Premier League matches decided by Super Overs
| Date | Venue | Winner | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 23, 2009 | Newlands, Cape Town | Rajasthan Royals Rajasthan Royals Rajasthan Royals is an Indian Premier League franchise based on the city of the Jaipur captained and coached by former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne.They were the champions of the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League... 18/0 Yusuf Pathan Yusuf Pathan Yusuf Pathan is an Indian cricketer. Pathan made his debut in first-class cricket in 2001/02. He is a powerful and aggressive batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler. His brother Irfan Pathan is also an Indian cricketer... 18 (4 balls) Ajantha Mendis Ajantha Mendis Balapuwaduge Ajantha Winslo Mendis is a cricketer who plays for the Sri Lankan national cricket team.Mendis, although classified as slow-medium, bowls a mixture of deliveries, including googlies, off-breaks, top-spinners, flippers and leg-breaks, as well as the carrom ball, released with a flick... 0/18 (0.4 overs) |
Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Knight Riders is the franchise representing Kolkata in the Indian Premier League, a Twenty20 cricket tournament. Sourav Ganguly led the team in IPL1 and IPL3, Brendon McCullum in IPL2, and Gautam Gambhir in IPL4... 15/1 Chris Gayle Chris Gayle Christopher Henry "Chris" Gayle is a Jamaican cricketer who currently plays international cricket for the West Indies. He captained the West Indies' side from 2007 to 2010. He plays domestic cricket for Jamaica, and has also represented Worcestershire, the Western Warriors and the Kolkata Knight... 13 (5 balls) Kamran Khan Kamran Khan (cricketer) Kamran Khan is an Indian cricketer who represents the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League . Having impressed Darren Berry, the Rajasthan director of coaching, in a suburban Twenty20 tournament, Khan was given a contract worth about $24,000 with Rajasthan for the second season of the IPL... 1/15 (1.0 overs) |
| March 21, 2010 | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Kings XI Punjab Kings XI Punjab Kings XI Punjab is a cricket franchise based in Mohali, Punjab in the Indian Premier League. For the IPL3, an additional venue has been chosen at Dharamsala.-Franchise History:... 10/1 Mahela Jayawardene Mahela Jayawardene Denagamage Proboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene , known as Mahela Jayawardene, is the former captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team. He is a specialist batsman who has a Test average of over 50, and an ODI average in the 30s... 6 (2 balls) Muttiah Muralitharan Muttiah Muralitharan Muttiah Muralitharan , often referred to as Murali, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who was rated the greatest Test match bowler ever by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002... 1/10 (0.4 overs) |
Chennai Super Kings Chennai Super Kings Chennai Super Kings is a franchise cricket team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu that plays in the Indian Premier League. Founded in 2008, the team is currently captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni and coached by Stephen Fleming, a former New Zealand cricketer. The team's home ground is the M. A... 9/2 Suresh Raina 8 (3 balls) Juan Theron Juan Theron Juan "Rusty" Theron is a South African cricketer. He currently plays for the Chevrolet Warriors , the Deccan Chargers in the IPL and the South Africa national team... 2/9 (0.5 overs) |
Twenty20 Champions League matches decided by Super Overs
| Date | Venue | Winner | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 13, 2009 | Kotla, Delhi |  South AfricaDiamond Eagles 9/1The Eagles scored 9 runs off their six balls. |
 Kingdom of England Sussex Sharks 0/2Eagle Cornelius de Villiers took two Sussex wickets in two balls, and the Sharks were dismissed without scoring. |
| September 18, 2010 | Port Elizabeth, South Africa |  AustraliaVictorian BushrangersVictorian Bushrangers The Victorian cricket team, nicknamed the Bushrangers, is an Australian cricket team based in Melbourne, that represents the state of Victoria. It is administered by Cricket Victoria and draws its players from Melbourne's Premier Cricket competition... 23/0 Victorain David Hussey David Hussey David John Hussey is an Australian cricketer. Hussey is a right-handed batsman and can also bowl right-arm offbreaks. He is the younger brother of Australian Test cricketer Michael Hussey.-Australian domestic career:... hit 22 of the 23 runs from Ravichandran Ashwin Ravichandran Ashwin Ravichandran Ashwin is an Indian national cricket team player, who plays for India and Tamil Nadu cricket team. He is a right-handed batsman and right arm off-break bowler. He is the only bowler of recent times apart from Ajantha Mendis of Sri Lanka to bowl the carrom ball. He played two matches... 's over. |
 India Chennai Super KingsChennai Super Kings Chennai Super Kings is a franchise cricket team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu that plays in the Indian Premier League. Founded in 2008, the team is currently captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni and coached by Stephen Fleming, a former New Zealand cricketer. The team's home ground is the M. A... 13/0 Clint McKay bowled his six deleiveries and conceded only 13 runs the Super Kings' Suresh Raina and Murali Vijay Murali Vijay Murali Vijay Krishna is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed opening batsman for Tamil Nadu, Chennai Super Kings and India.-Test career:... . |
| September 28, 2011 | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |  New South WalesNew South Wales BluesNew South Wales Blues The New South Wales cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team based in Sydney, New South Wales... 18/0 Moises Henriques Moises Henriques Moisés Constantino Henriques is a professional Australian cricketer who currently plays for the New South Wales Blues. An all-rounder, Henriques is widely considered to be one of the best young talents in Australian cricket.-Early and personal life:... hit 18 of the 18 runs of the Blues Super Over. |
 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 15/1Lendl Simmons Lendl Simmons Lendl Mark Platter Simmons is a West Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman, an occasional right-arm medium pace bowler and a part-time wicket-keeper.... hit well, but T&T fell short of the target by three runs |
Friends Life t20 matches decided by Super Overs
| Date | Venue | Winner | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 27, 2011 | Edgbaston, England | Kingdom of England Leicestershire Foxes 15/0 |
Kingdom of England Lancashire Lightning 13/0 |
| August 27, 2011 | Edgbaston, England | Kingdom of England Somerset Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset... 16/0 |
Kingdom of England Hampshire Royals 5/1 |
Other Twenty20 matches between International teams decided by Super Overs
| Date | Venue | Winner | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1, 2009 | Lords, London | 6/1 |
2/2 |
This was a "warm-up" match for the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 2009 ICC World Twenty20 The 2009 ICC World Twenty20 was an international Twenty20 cricket tournament which took place in England in June 2009. It was the second ICC World Twenty20 tournament, following the inaugural event in South Africa in September 2007... and was not played under the ICC International Cricket Council The International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The... rules of Twenty20 cricket. |