Super Over means a high-speed match of six balls. When there is no result in a 20 over game then a super over is called in cricket. But you might be surprised to know that the runs scored by batsmen and the wickets taken by bowlers in the Super Over are not added to their account. What is the reason behind this? Let us tell you why this is so. We tell you three reasons, so that you will also understand why this happens. There is logic behind this, which you should know.
Super over is conducted to decide the result of the match
In IPL 2026, a Super Over was played between LSG and KKR on Sunday night, in which KKR won the match. In this match, Sunil Narayan took two wickets and Rinku Singh hit a four. But these runs and wickets have not been added to the careers of both. Actually, the main and big reason behind this is that Super Over is used to decide the result of the match. The match ends in 20 or 50 overs, but only if it remains a tie then Super Over is called, that is, only to decide the result of the match, otherwise it has no use.
This rule of football applies in cricket also
Let us tell you that this rule of cricket is exactly like that of football. Just as there is a tie breaker in football when the match ends in a tie, similarly a super over is conducted in cricket. The victory or defeat of the team is decided by the tie breaker goals, these goals are not included in the player’s account, the same is the case in cricket also. The second reason for this rule is that it prevents discrimination against players. In a 20-over match, every player has an equal chance, but in the Super Over, only one bowler bowls and only three batsmen are able to bat, the rest do not get a chance. In such a situation, so that no wrong is done to the player who did not play the super over, hence his figures are not added to the player’s account.
This is very important to maintain uniformity in the rules of cricket.
After this, the third and most important reason behind this is that whether it is T20 cricket or ODI cricket, it is stipulated for every player that he will not be able to bowl more overs than this. Like in T20 cricket, no bowler can bowl more than four overs. A bowler can bowl a maximum of ten overs in ODI, but if the Super Over figures are added then a bowler will bowl 5 overs in T20 or 11 overs in ODI and the rest will be less as per the rules. This is not considered right. That’s why this rule has been made. Whenever there is a Super Over, you should know that no matter how many runs are scored and no matter how many wickets are taken, they are not added to the statistics.
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