Taking a leaf out of the IPL book, the Big Bash League (BBL) has introduced a strategic time out ahead of the upcoming 2019-20 season of Australia’s premier franchise event.

However, India’s IPL has two strategic breaks in each innings, the BBL will have only one per innings. The batting team will be allowed to pick the timing of the break between overs 7 and 13 for 90 seconds.

Besides introducing the strategic break, the BBL also implemented the changes regarding the Super Over as well after the ICC recently announced the introduction of multiple Super Overs in mega-event aftermath of the 2019 World Cup event. 

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The BBL has decided to implement the same, but only in knockout stages, as the points will be split between the two teams if the Super Over of a league game ends in a tie.

As per reports in Cricbuzz, Cricket Australia's Head of BBL Alistair Dobson said: “We are always looking for ways to improve the competition for our fans, players and clubs.”

Dobson explained: “The strategic time out has been thought about and developed over the last couple of years, with input from key stakeholders in the game. We've seen the strategic time outs used in other T20 competitions around the world, and we feel that providing the batting team with the power to call a time out will add an extra tactical dimension to the outcome of the game, with the priority of maximizing runs.”

Noteworthy, ICC announced that if a Super Over in the group stage ending in a tie will see the two teams splitting the points, while there will be multiple Super Overs in the knockouts to decide a winner.

(With Cricbuzz Inputs)