Why was USA penalized 5 runs during their clash against India?

USA became the first side to be given a run penalty under the stop-clock rule

New York: USA was given a 5 run penalty in their T20 World Cup clash against India at the Nassau County International stadium in New York. They became the first side to be penalized under the stop-clock rule.

The rule is used to regulate the time elapsed between the overs, with teams having 60 seconds to start the next over. The bowling team will receive 2 warnings if they go over time during their fielding innings, and will be handed a 5-run penalty for every further violation.

Aaron Jones’ side became the first side to be given a run penalty when they made a third violation during their clash against India.

“Three times they have exceeded the sixty seconds they have allotted to get through between overs. So they have been going slow, moving slow, maybe overthinking due to the pressure in this game,” said commentator Ebony Rainford-Brent.

USA was already on the backfoot when they hit by the penalty, with India only requiring 35 runs in the last 5 overs to win the match. Riding on Suryakumar Yadav’s unbeaten knock of 50 along with the 5 run penalty, India continued their unbeaten run in the tournament and became the first side in their group to qualify for the Super 8.