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Rain-Ruined Knockout Restarts Debate Over Cricket's Weather Rules
Original: ICYMI: When rain causes a knockout, does cricket need another plan?
Cricket fans and commentators are questioning whether the sport needs a better method for deciding knockout matches abandoned to rain. A weather-hit knockout has reignited criticism of the existing rain rules, with many arguing that a team can be knocked out of a tournament without a full contest actually being played. Calls for alternative arrangements are growing.
Why now: A rain-affected knockout elimination has put cricket's weather-shortened match rules back under scrutiny.
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