Watch Vitality Blast Finals Day from 10.30am on Saturday on Sky Sports Cricket, with Notts, Lancashire, Surrey and Gloucs in action - hopefully!
Wednesday 7 October 2020 12:33, UK
Could a bowl-out determine the winners of the Vitality Blast? Sky Cricket statistician Benedict Bermange looks at what happens if rain comes into play at Edgbaston this weekend...
The reserve day has never been required in the previous 17 Finals Days but with the forecast at Edgbaston for Saturday looking grim, that could change this time around, while with rain also expected on Sunday, bowl-outs could come into the equation.
The playing times for Saturday are scheduled to be as follows (30 extra minutes are allowed for each match):
Semi-final 1: 11:00 - 13:45
Semi-final 2: 14:30 - 17:15
Final: 18:45 - 21:30
Playing times for Sunday, the reserve day, will be 10:00 - 20:00 if required.
A Technical Committee, in conjunction with the umpires, will determine the re-arrangement of overs and timings of matches in the case of any match being delayed or interrupted.
The objectives of the Technical Committee will be prioritised as follows:
If it is not possible for both teams to receive the minimum of five overs necessary to constitute a match, the match shall be decided by a bowl out.
Watch Vitality Blast Finals Day live on Sky Sports Cricket from 10.30am on Saturday.