Zain bhai mentioned that new rule is in effect.
Field preparation has to be done by 830 AM.
Toss is at 845 AM.
Game starts at 9 AM. which means-
Field ready to go.
Minimum 8 players from the fielding side and two batsmans from batting side have taken position and ready in the field at 9 AM.
if any team fails to meet the obligation and causes delay, they will be penalized 1 run for every 5 minutes of loss time. Match referee Dulal bhai will implement it. If host team has not prepared the field but fields its players by 9 AM, that will be considered as failure to meet the obligations, so penalty again.
For the first game against Lions we are not the host, but to prorect our points, turdiness needs to be done away with, we should be in the field by 820 to 830 AM. if we are host we should be in by 8 AM.
Bengals is derermined to put up a fearsome performance, i could tell from their body language, We need to perform to our best ability to defend the championship.
Thanks
Asif