The International Cricket Council is set to introduce a stop clock to regulate the pace of play.

This will be trialled from next month until April next year in all men's One-Day Internationals as well as T20 Internationals.

The stop clock will be activated between overs and a five-run penalty will be imposed on a bowling side if they fail three times in an innings to start an over within a minute.

“This move is part of a broader effort to improve the pace of the game and enhance the spectator experience,” the ICC said in a statement.

“The clock will be used to regulate the amount of time taken between overs. If the bowling team is not ready to bowl the next over within 60 seconds of the previous over being completed, a five-run penalty will be imposed the third time it happens in an innings.”

This will be trialled during the T20 International and ODI series between the Proteas and India in South Africa in December. The first series to trial this stop clock will be the ODI series between England and the West Indies.

Morgan Piek Piek OFM Sport