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Two overs in each inning have to be bowled with a tape ball instead of a tennis ball.
ISPL’s rules do not require exactly two tape-ball overs. The official rulebook says a team must bowl at least one tape-ball over and may choose up to two.
Full reasoning
The claim turns an optional maximum into a fixed requirement.
In the ISPL rulebook currently published on the league’s own infrastructure, the “Tape Ball Over” rule states that the bowling team must bowl a minimum of 1 over with the tape ball and is allowed a maximum of 2 overs. That directly contradicts the article’s statement that two overs have to be bowled in every innings.
A current season explainer from myKhel describes the rule the same way: minimum one tape-ball over, maximum two. So the article is not just simplified — it is materially wrong about what is mandatory.
2 sources
- Indian Street Premier League T10 Cricketing Rulebook
Rule 59(a)(i): “The Bowling team needs to compulsory bowl minimum 1 over and is allowed select to maximum 2 overs to be bowled with Tape Ball of ISPL.”
- ISPL 2025: What are the Rules, New Regulations in Indian Street Premier League Season 2?
“Tape Ball Over: The bowling team needs to bowl a minimum of one over and is allowed to select a maximum of two overs to be bowled with Tape Ball.”
If they do not, 50% of the runs scored will be added to their score.
Failing a 50-50 challenge causes a penalty, not a bonus. ISPL’s rulebook says 50% of the runs from that over are deducted from the batting team’s total.
Full reasoning
This sentence reverses the rule.
Under ISPL’s official 50-50 Over rules, if the batting side meets its declared target, it gets an additional 50% of the runs scored in that over. But if it fails to reach the target, the batting side is penalized: 50% of the runs scored in that over are deducted from the team total.
The league’s rulebook even gives worked examples: scoring 12 runs against a 16-run challenge becomes 6 runs after the deduction, and scoring 13 becomes 7 after rounding down the 50% deduction. So the article’s statement that those runs are “added” is the opposite of the actual rule.
2 sources
- Indian Street Premier League T10 Cricketing Rulebook
Rule 59(b)(vii): “In case if the batsman is unable to complete the targeted runs in the 50-50 Over then there would be a deduction in the total score of the batting team with a penalty of 50% of the total runs scored in 50-50 over.”
- What is ISPL? Unique rules and format of the Indian Street Premier League
“If the target is not achieved, 50% of the runs scored in that over are deducted from the team total.”