Innings Break in All the Formats
In a Cricket Match when one inning is over and the second inning is about to start, the time given to both of the teams is called Innings Break. Usually we all see in this time period players get interviewed and experts talk about the played innings and upcoming factors.
This break is different across the formats and depends on various Conditions in the game.
Innings Break in T20 and IPL like leagues is of 20 minutes, as it is just a 3 hour long game of cricket. Many more leagues of the T20 format follow the same innings break module.
In test cricket innings break depends on various factors that have to be taken care of and depends on match condition. Such as, if Inning is over with less than 10 minutes to tea break then the innings break will be of 40 minutes; and if it happens with 30 minutes to tea break then there will be 20 minutes of break including both tea and innings break. If there is less than 10 minutes to the end of the day then the game will be resumed the next day.
In ODI matches and the like tournaments, there is a 45 minute innings break but under some circumstances it will be reduced. If there is a loss of 120 minutes in 1st innings then the break will be reduced to 20 minutes and if more time is lost then the break will be reduced to 10 minutes. If there is a loss of 60 minutes of time then there will be a reduced break of 30 minutes.
Innings breaks are always the X-factor of the game as it gives the direction to the other half of the match and that decides the game’s winner and loser or maybe a draw if equal efforts are putted.