In case you're wondering, here's what the term means. The was rule introduced in 2005 concerning fielding restrictions in ODIs, designed to give a temporary advantage to the batting side.
In the past, there was a 15 over at the start of the innings when only two fielders were allowed outside the 30 yard circle, enabling attacking batsmen to score runs more readily because they were able to play aggressive shots likely to result in a boundary at a lower risk of being caught out.
Recently though, in an effort to keep the game more exciting during the middle overs, this rule was amended to apply not only to the first 10 overs of every innings, but also in two blocks of five overs, Powerplays, of which one may be used by the fielding captain, and one may be used by the batting captain.
So now you know.
In the past, there was a 15 over at the start of the innings when only two fielders were allowed outside the 30 yard circle, enabling attacking batsmen to score runs more readily because they were able to play aggressive shots likely to result in a boundary at a lower risk of being caught out.
Recently though, in an effort to keep the game more exciting during the middle overs, this rule was amended to apply not only to the first 10 overs of every innings, but also in two blocks of five overs, Powerplays, of which one may be used by the fielding captain, and one may be used by the batting captain.
So now you know.
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