IPL Per Over Bouncers Rule: With the increasing season of IPL, the dominance of the batsmen is increasing. Slowly things are coming to an end for the bowlers. The pitches of most of the grounds also support the batsmen. Meanwhile, we will tell you how many bouncers are bowlers allowed to bowl in an over in the Indian Premier League.

Bouncer is a powerful weapon for any bowler. Now slower bouncers are also being seen in T20 cricket. Bowlers use slower bouncers to reduce the speed of runs. Batsmen are tricked through slower bouncers.

How many bouncers are allowed in an over, what is the rule of IPL?

So let us tell you that bowlers are allowed to bowl 2 bouncers in one over of IPL. Only 2 bouncers have been allowed since 2024. Before that, only one bouncer was allowed to be bowled in an over.

What happens if there are more than 2 bouncers in an over?

If you are also not aware that what will happen if more than 2 bouncers are bowled in an over? In this situation the third bouncer will be declared a no ball. With no ball the batting team will also get a free hit. Now free hit is available on all types of no balls. In international cricket, after 2015, there was a rule of getting free hit on all no balls.

How many bouncers are allowed in international cricket?

The rules regarding bouncers are different in different formats of international cricket. In Test and ODI cricket, like IPL, 2 bouncers are allowed to be bowled in an over. But in T20 International, only one bouncer is still allowed to be bowled. It will be interesting to see whether 2 bouncers are allowed in T20 International like IPL or not.

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