Each team must provide maximum possible fielders to the opponent, with below considerations:
If both teams have equal number of players, both teams provide all but 2 players to the opponent for fielding.
If not equal, each team to provide what the team with less players can provide as per above rule.
A = 5, B = 5 : Both teams will get 5+3 fielders
A = 6, B = 4 : A will get 6+2 fielders and B will get only 2+2 fielders.
Deliberate poor fielding (identified by the umpires) by the batting team will have a penalty: Each deliberate misfielding will reduce 5 runs from their team’s score [In the spirit of the league this rule is not supposed to be implemented unless there is an obvious mishap where both the captains agree on the penalty on one team]
A player must bowl at least 1 over and at max 2 overs per inning.
After facing 8 balls, each batsman must retire if not yet out
The retired batsmen will resume batting the next quota of 8 balls each, in the same order of retirement (earliest retired player will get to play after the last wicket/retirement)
Batsman cannot choose to retire before the quota of 8 balls unless obviously injured
If 4 wickets are down too soon, then the last two batsmen can exceed the 8 balls quota
There are no extras in runs (wides, no-balls, over-throws, byes, leg-byes don't concede any runs)
There is no LBW and Free Hits
Results and Points
Teams turning up late for the match will be penalized with either in the game or by loss of points
Winning a match gets each team 3 points and a draw gets 1 point each team (there will not be any super over when the scores are level)
Losing a match does not concede or gain any points
Matches which are stopped due to rain or unforseen blocks, will be a probable rematch (time permitting). If rematch is not possible then each team will be granted 1 point
Scores from incomplete matches will be wiped out and hence they will not count for player and team performance statistics
General
Team Jerseys are mandatory for participation
Not following the rules will lead to loss of points for the team
Umpires should not be pressurized to change or make decisions. Their decision is final.
Notes
The rules are subject to change, if there are any justifiable circumstances learnt during the league matches.