Start and Cessation Times
10.00 to 12.00 1st session       12.00 to 12.40 Lunch break       12.40 to 14.40 2nd session
14.40 to 15.00 Tea break  --     15.00 to 17.00 3rd session
One drinks break per session.  Match shall be of two Innings per team
Minimum 90 overs per day (Minimum of 15 overs per hour).  First Innings of each side is restricted to 60 overs.

  Points for a Win, Draw and Tie
 
For a win, 10 points, plus any bonus points earned in either innings.
 
If the match ends in a draw, 5 points for the team leading in the 1st innings, plus any bonus points earned in either innings.
 
If the match ends in tie, 5 points to each team , plus any bonus points earned in either innings.
 
If the match is abandoned without a ball being bowled then each team will be awarded 2 points.
 
If the match is abandoned before the completion of 1st innings, each team will be awarded 2 points plus any bonus points earned. 

     
   Bonus Points
 
Bonus points may be earned in both the first and second innings.

Batting Points:

1 Point for the first 150 runs and 1 point for each subsequent 25 runs. Maximum of 5 points per innings up to 250 runs.

Bowling Points:

1 point for every 2 wickets and a maximum of 5  bowling points per innings.

 
Points - General

 
At the completion of the Preliminary Round Robin matches, the teams will be placed  in a league table in order of merit based on the number of points gained in the Round Robin matches.
Should any team in the league table be equal on points, the right to  be placed in the higher position in the league table will be decided in the following order of  priority:
 
a)       Most outright wins, if still equal;

b)       Most leading on 1st innings, if still equal;

c)       Most number of bonus points, if still equal;

d)       The highest net runs per wicket ratio.