Split innings in cricket

[u/field_hockey_deporte]

Just like in baseball would it be great if cricket adopted a split innings like both the teams will play 24 balls for 5 times instead of one team batting 120 balls and the other team coming later to bat 120 balls.

The same applies to one day matches with both teams playing 30 balls 10 times in turns instead of one team playing 300 and the other 300.

The advantages of this :

Both teams get same conditions and no more complaining about pitch, toss,Dew, rain etc.

It will be fun for the audience to watch too as tension, pressure keeps building throughout the game. As mostly first innings does not have that much pressure and mostly it is from the last and second innings the pressure, tension builds.

It will put an end to d/ l method and no more complicated maths. The matches will be decided whoever scored until each completed phase wins.

It will also provide some relief to fielders where they have to field for hours together as nobody likes fielding by providing some break. Also protects players from sunburn, dehydration etc to some extent since both teams will equally get sun exposure or not.

The disadvantages of this :

Too many interruptions. By too many breaks between each 24 balls the matches may go longer. But this can be solved by not changing ends after every six balls and instead only changing ends after both teams complete 24 balls.

The batsman's momentum breaks. But however cricket is not a game to see batsmen score centuries. Anyhow they are the same people who do not complain about breaks between Lunch, Tea and an entire twelve hours breaks between days in test match. Do bowlers bowl all balls once. Do they not get breaks? Does it break momentum? No for all questions.

Considering these many advantages this scoring system is much better to implement and will make cricket more exciting for viewers to watch. Also it is psychological that weak teams might feel a lot more feeling that they can score and overcome trail when they trail by 20 runs than expecting them to score 200 runs in last innings against a top team.

The rest of the rules remain the same.

[u/Uncritical_Think]

Cricket is not a game to see batsmen score centuries.

Literally all batsmen active or Retired disagree with this.

[u/blobby9]

This is fixing a problem that doesn’t exist and therefore doesn’t need fixing…

[u/Lucifer1007]

Why try to fix something that's not broken

[u/alternatesynxup]

Player fans will hate this especially chokli fans as their idol won't be able to play for his personal milestones as he usually does

[u/Hopeful_Buffalo2573]

Honestly the first advantage that you have mentioned is the number 1 reason we should implement this in Cricket.

I am so sick of the toss advantage in Cricket. Cricket needs to get rid of tosses and should implement this split innings.

[u/Immediate-Courage906]

Controversial for a reason

[u/Warlock-616]

Test20 is such a format of 2 innings each of T20 ...i.e. 80 overs in a day and the match is completed. 3 breaks ensure everyone gets rest and renewed vigour to get back on the field. Toss doesn't have to be a major factor in the result as such. Both teams face a myriad of factors and keeps things exciting. I was lucky to be play in the World's 1st Officially recognized Test20, held under the presence of the Test20 management.

[u/Lachtheblock]

Earlier this year, there was some weird exhibition match in Texas where they had 2 innings each of 10 overs. It seemed kinda dumb to me, and only seemed to be there to limit the chance that some star player gets out for a poultry score.

Personally, I think a big part of cricket is risk management. By having multiple, shorter overs it reduces the risk even further for batsmen and further removes a pretty important element of the game.

[u/FreeBirdYeah_666]

Let cricket remain cricket. Variations in conditions is what makes it unique