ICC announces new penalty

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced it will experiment with stopwatches between matches to speed up the pace of play.

Under the new rule, a five-run penalty will be imposed on the bowling side if they fail three times in an innings to start the new over within a minute.

The rule, which was approved by the chief executives committee, will only be introduced for men’s ODIs and T20Is and will be tested on a “trial basis” for six months starting in December. The first match where the sanction comes into play will be in the upcoming three-match ODI series between West Indies and England, starting on December 3