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The International Cricket Council (ICC) is about to confirm a major rule change in One-Day Internationals (ODIs). Starting July 2025, the ongoing two-new-ball rule will be replaced with a new system aimed at helping bowlers and bringing back reverse swing.

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This has followed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) introducing its own measures to promote the dying art of reverse swing bowling by implementing a unique rule in the IPL. In the IPL, the bowling team (only in the second innings) now has the allowance of changing the ball in the second half of the innings in case dew is present on the ground. The rule has helped bowlers to keep the ball fresh and dry enough to have it reverse in the death overs.

Now, the ICC is looking to revive the reverse swing in the 50-over format as well, which has become another batting-friendly format. Until now, ODIs were played with two new balls — one from each end — which meant neither ball aged enough to support reverse swing. But starting from July, the game will begin with two new balls, but only one of them will be used in the final 16 overs.

“There will be two new balls for overs 1 to 34. After over 34 is completed and prior to the start of over 35, the fielding team will choose one of the two balls to be used for overs 35 to 50. The chosen ball will be used at both ends for the remainder of the match (unless it needs to be changed),” the ICC informed the members, as per Cricbuzz. “In a match reduced to 25 overs or less per side before the first innings commences, each team shall have only one new ball for its innings.”

New 2-ball rule change in ODIs: All you need to know

According to Cricbuzz, here’s how the new rule will work:

• Like regular, 2 new balls will be used from overs 1 to 34.
• After the 34th over, one of the two balls will be selected by the fielding team.
• This chosen ball will be used from over 35 to 50 at both ends.
• If the match is reduced to 25 overs or fewer per side before it begins, only one new ball will be used for that innings.
• If a replacement ball is needed during the game, it will be selected to match the condition of the ball being replaced.
• The unused ball from overs 35–50 will be added to the replacement ball supply.

This decision, which was first hinted at earlier in April, has now been approved by the ICC Chief Executives Committee (CEC). It will be implemented during the Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh ODI series starting July 2 in Colombo.

Many cricketing experts and pundits have previously expressed their disagreements regarding the playing conditions of the two new balls in ODIs, as these conditions do not allow bowlers to reverse the ball. For a ball to reverse into a batter, it has to be rough on one side, which can only happen if it is in use for quite a few overs. The 25-over-per-ball rule hasn’t allowed that. But it is all about to be changed!