Super50 refers to the List A competition of the West Indies. This domestic competition began in 1972-73 and has been contested between Caribbean teams. The current competing teams are Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Windward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies Academy, and Combined Campuses and Colleges Cricket Team.
The tournament consists of a group stage followed by the knockout stage. The group stage is played in a round-robin format where each team plays the other. At the end of the group stage, the top four teams progress to the knockout rounds. Teams positioned first and fourth contest the first semi-final whereas teams positioned second and third contest the second semi-final.
Teams get four points for a win, two points for no result and no points for a loss. In addition to these, a team’s performance in batting, bowling and fielding at various stages of the innings also determine how many bonus points they can fetch.
Batting bonus points
Teams receive 1 point for every criteria they satisfy below:
- 6 runs per over with less than 2 wickets or 5 runs per over with less than 4 wickets between or 10 runs per over with less than 10 wickets between 40-50 overs.
- 7 runs per over with less than 2 wickets or 6 runs per over with less than 4 wickets or 11 runs per over with less than 10 wickets between 30-39 overs.
- 8 runs per over with less than 2 wickets or 7 runs per over with less than 4 wickets or 12 runs per over with less than 10 wickets between 20-29 overs.
- Team total crosses 300 between 40-50 overs or 240+ between 30 to 39 overs or 200+ between 20 to 29 overs.
Bowling bonus points
Teams receive 1 point for every criteria they satisfy below:
- 3 or more wickets fall between 40-50 overs, 30-39 overs or 20-29 overs.
- 5 or more wickets fall between 40-50 overs, 30-39 overs or 20-29 overs.
- 10 or more wickets fall between 40-50 overs, 30-39 overs or 20-29 overs.
- Run rate is less than 6 in overs 40-50, less than 7 in overs 30-39, less than 8 in overs 20-29.
Similarly, teams can get additional bonus points based on their dot ball percentage in various stages of the game. The strike rate of a batter who has already scored a century, the batting position of the batter who scored a century four-wicket haul, five-wicket haul, number of runs outs effected; each of these areas have a bonus point which the team is rewarded with.
Trinidad and Tobago is the most successful side, having won 13 titles.
