{"id":11640,"date":"2026-05-07T15:06:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T09:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/?p=11640"},"modified":"2026-05-07T15:06:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T09:36:42","slug":"8-out-of-12-first-overs-should-be-fast-bowling-strict-order-from-the-school-cricket-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/si\/8-out-of-12-first-overs-should-be-fast-bowling-strict-order-from-the-school-cricket-association\/","title":{"rendered":"8 out of 12 first overs should be fast bowling &#8211; Strict order from the School Cricket Association"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the aim of producing more fast bowlers for Sri Lankan cricket, the Sri Lanka School Cricket Association has taken steps to tighten the school cricket rules regarding fast bowlers. Accordingly, steps have been taken to impose a mandatory number of overs on fast bowlers in two-innings matches and one-day matches. This rule is mandatory for under-19 matches, and in two-innings matches, 12 out of the first 18 overs must be bowled by fast bowlers. In school one-day matches, 8 out of the first 12 overs must be fast bowling, and 20 out of 50 overs in an innings must be fast bowling overs. This rule applies to all school cricket matches, and match umpires have been empowered to prevent the use of spinners to start matches. The School Cricket Association has also taken steps to inform all schools to comply with these regulations.<br>In recent times, there has been an increase in the number of spin bowlers in Sri Lanka, and the Sri Lanka Cricket Board has also been concerned about the shortage of fast bowlers. Accordingly, the Sri Lanka Cricket High Performance Centre, which prepares key performance indicators for cricketers, had forwarded several suggestions to the Sri Lanka School Cricket Association.<br>One of the main suggestions was to take steps to tighten the school cricket rules regarding fast bowlers. Accordingly, a specific number of overs should be assigned to fast bowlers at the beginning of every match and a certain percentage of the total overs in an innings should be mandatory for fast bowlers. According to this new fast bowling law, school cricket coaches have a special responsibility, and it is mandatory to create at least two fast bowlers in the team. 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