IPL Super Over: Know all the rules of the tie-breaker

New Delhi, Oct 19 : An unlimited number of Super Overs — a six-ball decider to break deadlock after the scores of competing teams are tied in the Indian Premier League (IPL)– can be bowled until a winner is identified, as per the ‘Procedure of Super Over’ laid down in the IPL 2020 Playing Conditions.
“If the Super Over is a tie, subsequent Super Overs shall be played until a winner is determined. Other than in exceptional circumstances (As set out in paragraph 24 below), an unlimited number of Super Overs may be played where necessary to determine a result,” says the rule pertaining to the tie-breaker Super Over.
Rule 24 states: “Where the Super Over or subsequent Super Overs are abandoned for any reason prior to the completion then the match shall be declared a tie and points allocated…” There is also a provision for extraordinary circumstances in which the IPL match referee can limit the number of Super Overs.
This is stated in Rule 25: “In circumstances where there are unavoidable time constraints (for example, a requirement to switch off floodlights at a certain time) which do not allow the completion of multiple Super Over(s), the IPL Match Referee may limit the number of possible Super Overs and shall advise both captains accordingly prior to the start of the first Super Over.” On Sunday, the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP)-Mumbai Indians (MI) game couldn’t be decided after the first Super Over. Finally, the winners were identified in the second Super Over, when KXIP kept their nerve and emerged victorious at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.