Fans Tryst with Super Over Comes to a Successful End

A thrilling match. A jittery wait. A result of World Cup 2019 dominated by Super Over

Cricket World Cup 2019 encompassed an array of fan stories. From colorful fans donning favorite jerseys to ticket less fans cheering from outside the stadiums. UK witnessed a huge footfall of fans this World Cup. But what took the authorities by storm was the uproar of fans. The uproar to shun Super Over Rule that decided the long awaited winner of CWC 2019.

On a Sunday, it was a match between England and New Zealand, playing the final of Cricket World Cup 2019. The match got even intense towards the evening with edge to edge scoring sides. Fans eyeballs kept scrolling inside the stadium with each ball swinging in the air. But, none of them could make a guess on the winners of the coveted World Cup trophy. As 50 overs got completed the pendulum was still, fans amazed and both teams in a shock. It was a tie between both the teams. Going by the rules, one more decider over was played and yet again, in the most dramatic way, it was a tie again.

And then the International Cricket Council announced the winning team. Team England were the winners. Basis ? the Super Over Rule. In a thrilling match of 50 overs being witnessed by a packed stadium, the winner was decided announcing the boundary countbacks what is called as the “Super Over Rule”.

https://twitter.com/cricketworldcup/status/1150546715591761920?lang=en

Fans took the ICC rule by troll that says the team with maximum number of boundaries wins the match.

Is this gully/street cricket? You decided a world cup winner with number of boundaries. Ridiculous. Add even street cricket rules like 2 declare, 3 declare etc. Rules are rules after all. Worst. #CricketWorldCup2019 #CWC19Final #ENGvsNZ #CricketWorldCup
— Raghu Ane Nenu (@madugula007) July 15, 2019

https://twitter.com/clogicca/status/1150556738346717185

Is this the greatest conclusion to a sporting event ever?
— Andy Fletcher (@AJFletch81) August 10, 2019

Fans fuming in anger trolled ICC .

The first World Cup win for England failed to excite fans from worldwide. Today, exactly after three months of Cricket World Cup’s conclusion, ICC scrapped the “Super Over Rule”.

Followed by a board meeting in Dubai, the apex body heard the appeal of fans and granted a no show to the Super Over rule. Fans are celebrating this change worldwide.

The new rule states, “In group stages, if the Super Over is tied the match will be tied. In Semi Finals and Finals, there is one change to the Super Over regulation in keeping with the basic principle of scoring more runs than the opponent to win, the Super Over will be repeated until one team has more runs than the other.”

Here’s how fans are welcoming the new move that came to life of the fans;

Finally they have understood!
What a rubbish rule it was!
Though i'm so much happy that england has won,but there are some people who left no stone unturned to critisize them! Though England had the ability to win that match! however,better late than never!
— Lamia Rahman (@LamiaRahman20) October 14, 2019

@JimmyNeesh @benstokes38 Boundary count scrapped as tie breaker in ICC events. Instead the super over is going to be repeated as many times until one teams wins. Looking forward to see you both clash again in the finals of T20 World Cup 2019 final or the World Cup 2023. #ICC
— Hemanth Balaji (@hemanth_balaji) October 14, 2019

Better sense prevailed finally.
Wish they'd scrapped it before WC only so that nobody would've complained over England winning the WC in Contd super over/overs. https://t.co/YlFvkEaRtJ
— Akshay Sharma (@ViratsMSDBhakti) October 14, 2019

It is never too late to make things right!
Controversial rule has been scrapped by ICC. https://t.co/fod6b9W3zX
— Rohan Mutha (@rohan_mutha) October 14, 2019