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In an interesting development, the ICC has changed its mind and decided to reinstate the use of a Super Over to decide the winner of the 2015 World Cup Final in case of a tie, that is, when both teams finish on the same score.

Fantasy Cricket

Earlier, the ICC had ruled out the use of Super Overs for deciding the knock-out matches, including the final, where a tie would result in the trophy being shared.

This rule has now been revoked, but only for the World Cup Final and the earlier decision for the quarter-finals and semi-finals will stand as it is. In case of a tie in those matches, the teams that finish higher in their respective pools during the league stage, go ahead.

Changes

This was announced at the ICC Board meeting in Dubai. In another announcement, the ICC has also said that all captains will go into the 2015 World Cup with no suspensions to their name, mostly caused by slow over rates. This means that even if a captain carries a strike or suspension going into the World Cup 2015, they will be dropped and he will enter the event with zero ‘strikes’. However, captains will be suspended if they commit the offense during the event.