BOX CRICKET TOURNAMENT

For Couples!!

Adults (Any 3 Men, & 3 Women in a team)

Sunday, 23-Aug-26 12 PM

Format & Rules

🏏 Jax Sportify Box Cricket Couples Tournament – INAGAURAL EDITION

Official Rules & Regulations

Team Composition

• Each team shall consist of 6 players – No substitutes

  o 3 Male players

  o 3 Female players

• Each match will be played as a 6-over innings. Every player will bat for 1-over (6 legitimate balls), and bowl 1-over

Tournament format

• League - Each team will play every other team in round-robin – Total teams expected is 5 and each team will play 4 games.

• Finals – Top 2 teams will qualify for Finals

Match Format

Overs 1 to 3 - Women’s Innings

• The first 3 overs will be played exclusively by the Women batters.

• Only Women bowlers from the opponent team may bowl during these overs. Every Woman player must bowl 1-over.

• If all 3 Women batters get out before end of 3rd over, the game continues as normal game and restrictions are lifted – meaning women bowlers will end up bowling to men batters.

Over 4 to 6 - Men’s Innings

• The remaining 3 overs will be played by the Men batters.

• The Men in the opponent team will bowl the remaining 3 overs.

Super Over Rule (Women’s 1st Over)

• The 1st over of the match will be a Super Over.

• All runs scored during the Super Over will be doubled.

Example:

o 1 run = 2 runs

o 2 runs = 4 runs

o Four = 8 runs

o Six = 12 runs

·Super Over Termination

• The Super Over ends immediately when a wicket falls.

• Any remaining deliveries of that over will be played as normal deliveries, with no doubling of runs.

  Example:

  o If a wicket falls on the 3rd ball:

  o Balls 1–3 are part of the Super Over.

  o Balls 4–6 are normal deliveries and their runs are counted normally.

Women’s Batting & Fielding Rules:

Fielding Restrictions during Women’s Innings

• One male player must act as the wicketkeeper.

• The remaining two male fielders:

  o Must remain inside the designated inner field (before bowling crease)

  o Cannot field on the boundary.

  o Cannot field behind the runner/batter.

Bowling Rules

• Every player will bowl 1-over each, with first 3-overs be bowled by women players

Women’s Bowling

• One-Step-forward-ball-release is OK

• The front leg can touch the front line of the bowling crease. Crossing the front line will be considered as a NO Ball

• Lifting leg while releasing the ball is NOT considered as a NO Ball

Men’s Bowling

• One-Step-forward-ball-release is NOT OK. Bowler needs to stay inside the crease and release the ball.

• The front leg can touch the front line of the bowling crease. Crossing the front line will be considered as a NO Ball

• Lifting leg while releasing the ball is considered as a NO Ball

Super Ball - Last Ball Rule (6th Over)

The last ball of the 8th over will be treated as a Super Ball – Score is doubled.

If a boundary is scored - The boundary runs will be doubled.

Example:

• Four = 8 runs

• Six = 12 runs

Wide ball rule:

• 1 run penalty to the bowling team, earning 1 run to batting team

No Ball rules:

• Full toss above waist is a no-ball, ball not counted, 2 runs penalty, and next ball is a free hit.

• 1st bouncer over shoulder height allowed with warning to bowler (Per over)

• 2nd bouncer over shoulder height is consider no ball - 2 runs penalty, and next is a ball free hit.

• 2 no balls are allowed with penalty and if 3rd no ball in the same over, bowler, if Male, will then be disqualified.

• Final decision will rest with the umpire.

Boundaries:

• Fours: Beyond marked pillars, and below horizontal 2nd Beam line.

• Sixes: Same as fours, except above horizontal 2nd Beam line. Woman Batters – Direct impact will be considered as a SIX

• Fly through shots will be counted as four or six based on 1st impact point

• Over throws to the fence can result in 4's and 6's.

• Bowling out of mat/pitch area – No Ball.

• No Run – if ball goes beyond wickets even if first impact before wickets.

Catches

• Out - Direct catches, direct after re-bounce from side walls, & celling

• Granted Runs & Not-out – Re-bounce from marked areas of back straight wall - 2s, 4s or 6s.

LBW: No LBW outs, No Leg bye.

General Rules

• All teams must strictly follow the batting and bowling sequence described above.

• All players must wear clean non marking shoes. players are requested to come in sportswear.

• Any situation not covered by these rules, or any dispute arising during the match, will be decided by the tournament organizers. The organizers’ decision shall be final.

🏆 Play Fair • Enjoy the Game • Celebrate the Spirit of Box Cricket