Rules About Matches
- Each team will consist of a physiologist/doctor, manager, coach and fifteen players for international tournaments and national level tournaments/competition. 12 players will be named for a match; only nine players will take the fielding in the beginning.
- A.
An inning will consist of chasing and defending turns which shall be of nine minutes each MEN, WOMEN, BOYS & GIRLS (senior & junior). It shall be of seven minutes for SUB-JUNIOR/MINI. Each match will consist of two innings.
There shall be an interval of nine minutes after an inning and five minutes break between turns for MEN, WOMEN, BOYS & GIRLS (senior & junior), forSUBJUNIOR/MINI the same shall be of six minutes and three minutes respectively.
At the beginning of the turn, three runners shall be inside the field for defence. Immediately on these three defenders being declared out, the next three runners shall be inside the field before two ‘KHO’s are given. Those runners who fail to enter within the period shall be declared out. The runners who may enter early shall not be declared out but called back. Thus, the runners will continue to enter the field in the same batch till the end of turn. The attacker who has put out the third defender shall not chase the new batch. He shall give KHO. If he chases any of the new defenders, it shall be a foul. Each side shall enter its runners to the field from the portion marked for them in the lobby (Entry Zone).
B.
Time to enter the field (two correct KHOs) is given to runners. Hence defenders who are inside the field can be chased after ‘one correct KHO’ is given to chase a new batch. Two KHOs should not be insisted
As soon as first defender of a batch is out, the next three runners must enter the Entry Zone.
shall have an option to declare out runners of the next batch who have not entered the field after two correct KHOs are given. An attacker shall not pursue a new batch after the last defender of a batch is out in
whichever manner. He must give KHO. Runners who enter early shall be called back by scorer number two/referee.
- The captain of the chasing team shall have the option to end the turn before allowed time. He shall inform the referee about the same by raising his arm and request him/her to stop the turn. Until the referee had signaled to stop the turn, the turn is not closed. The chasing side shall not leave the squares until the referee has not declared the turn as closed.
Note:
side can also request the referee to close the turn of defence in the second innings provided the match is conceded as ‘Defeated’. The referee can allow this if the difference in points at that time is fifteen or more.
- The chasing side shall score one point for each defender out. If all the runners are out before the completion of the turn, they shall maintain the same order of defence. Order of the runners shall not be changed during a turn.
- In the knock out matches, the side that scores more points at the end of the match shall be declared winner. If the points are equal, one more inning (one turn for each side as chasers and runners) shall be played. If again the points are equal, an additional inning shall be played on minimum chase basis as follows: Referee will start the turn of this additional innings. As soon as first point is scored, the turn shall be closed by the referee. He shall stop the stop watch with him simultaneously. The time for scoring of this first point shall thus be noted. The side that takes less time to score this first point (minimum chase) shall be declared as winner of the match.( the referee shall stop the match if the time exceeded more than thirty seconds than the recorded time of the opponents). If needed, this process shall continue till the winner is decided.
In the league system, the winner shall score two points and looser shall no points. In case of tie, both the sides shall score one point each. If there is tie, in the group league, the concerned teams in the group will replay the match or matches with knock-out system, after drawing lot. But if it is not possibleto conduct match/matches for some unavoidable circumstances, the match/matches can be played in minimum chase basis.
- If the match is not completed for any reason, it shall be continued further at another time, with the same players and same officials, provided it is played in the same session. The scores of the completed turns of each side shall be counted, the match being continued, from the beginning of incomplete turn. (The same nine players and officials will be there). If the incomplete is not played in the same session, the entire match will be replayed from the beginning. In this case the players and officials need not besame.
Time for sessions will be as follows.
Morning – Sunrise to twelve noon.
Afternoon/evening – Twelve noon to end of the day.
Note:
Match started in one session and completed in the next session will be treated as played in the next session.
- After completion of first innings, if the points of the side (who chased first at the starting of the match) exceeds the points of other side by nine or more, former side shall have the option of requiring the latter side to follow on its turn as a chaser, without forfeiting its own right to take its turn as a chaser afterwards, in case the other side exceeds its score.
CLARIFICATION
Option to give follow on is restricted upon nine points only. It will be mandatory to give follow on if the difference is more than nine points. In case of follow on the result will be won by “an innings”
- SUBSTITUTION
A. Any number of substitutions can be allowed by the referee on the request of coach or captainor chasing turn, at any time during the match.
B. For runners, substitution is allowed only before they enter the field.
Note:
A. During substitution, the substituted chaser shall not enter the field unless the outgoing chaser comes out of the field.
B. Substituted attacker shall not pursue the defenders directly. He must give a KHO.
- If a defender is out, he shall return to the sitting place through the lobby, entering from the nearest end or the side line only.
- The teams will not leave the ground till the referee declares the results of the match.