The Hundred To Have 25-Ball Powerplay, Five-Ball Over, DRS

With each innings of the match restricted to 100 deliveries, the maiden season of The Hundred will have the umpires signalling a five-ball 'over' as things will be measured in terms of balls, and umpires will raise a white card to signal completion of five balls.

Besides, the powerplay will last 25-balls and the toss will be conducted on a DJ stand, according to the playing conditions by the England and Cricket Board (ECB) for the event on Tuesday.

Also, for the first time, DRS will be available for domestic matches in England and a bowler can get to bowl a maximum of 20 deliveries in a match, which could be done either in four chunks of five-deliveries each or two of 10. The Kookaburra while ball will be used -- one for each innings of 100 balls.

Each innings will last 100 balls each, with ten balls bowled from each end, split into two blocks of five balls each. A bowler can bowl either five or ten balls in succession as deemed fit by the captain from the same end or alternate ends. Each bowler will bowl up to a maximum of 20 balls per game, the ECB informed.

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