Count balls before judging the camera sequence
The published competition explanation sets each innings at one hundred balls. It permits a bowler to send down five or ten consecutive balls and changes the fielding end after ten. Those are separate units, so the end of a five-ball block need not coincide with the whole field switching direction.
A practical viewing note should record the ball count and bowler together. Seeing the same bowler at the same end after five balls is compatible with the announced format. Conversely, seeing a new bowler before the next change of ends does not establish that the previous bowler’s contribution was missing from the recording.
The innings allowance and bowler allowance differ
The organiser caps each bowler at twenty balls per match. A ten-ball consecutive spell therefore uses part of an individual limit within the larger innings limit. Keep those counts separate when following captaincy decisions rather than assuming the end-change cycle determines a bowler’s entire allocation.
The powerplay has its own twenty-five-ball duration and stated fielding restriction. It consequently does not have to finish at the same point as a ten-ball end-change cycle. An on-screen change in field placement can have a different cause from a bowler change or reversal of ends.
Do not turn a format summary into a complete incident ruling
These published headline rules explain the normal visual rhythm of the competition. An interrupted innings or disputed delivery requires the actual playing conditions and match record; it cannot be resolved solely by dividing a clock duration into supposed conventional overs. The scorekeeper’s ball count is the useful starting point.
The official rules page was checked on 4 November 2026. Retain the edition, teams and innings when saving a replay, because team names and commercial presentation can change while older recordings remain available. Use the actual fixture information to identify the programme before applying a current format guide to it.