Welcome to Liventia for the 17th GCF World Twenty20 Championship. A total of 28 teams have entered the competition, which will be held over 14 matchdays (and 25 calendar days).
This is a T20 cricket tournament, a bat-and-ball game with a few similarities to and many differences from baseball. It is played between national teams. All games will take place in Liventia.
This is the roleplay thread and with the exception of hosting announcements, all out of character (OOC) chatter should take place in the OOC thread. Please post here only rosters and roleplays. Please ensure your RPs reflect the posted final results*, the only acceptable changes are the number of wickets that fell (except in the case of all-out innings).
New to cricket?
• Ko-oren's guide to RPing cricket
• Beginner's Guide to Cricket
• What is T20?
• What is limited overs?
Rosters
Please post a roster if at all possible. It is a basic courtesy to your opponents to do so given that cricket RP is, more so than for some other sports, very dependent on knowing the details of both teams. Teams that fail to post a roster by the time of the first scorination will receive a scorination rank penalty if they are ranked.
At bare minimum, your roster should include:
- 11 players.
- Your RP permissions (see below).
- One of your players as captain.
- One of your players as wicket-keeper.
- At least five of your players who are bowlers (including bowling all-rounders or batsmen who can bowl).
- A basic indication of your likely batting order.
- The colour of your kit (one-day cricket is played using a white ball and thus all teams must play in non-white kits such that the ball is visible against them).
- Reserve players; or instead of naming a starting 11, you might just list a larger squad for your opponent to choose from.
- Player details, bios, tendencies, stats, etc.
- Coaching staff.
- History, tactics, stats.
- Information about your touring fans.
- Any other relevant information. This does not include home ground details, as all matches will take place in Liventia.
RP permissions
RP permissions work a little differently in cricket as it is almost impossible for one player to RP only about their own players. Therefore for the purposes of this tournament it is generally assumed that all players consent to having their opponents determine basic outcomes such as player scores and wicket incidences. You may clarify permissions relating to specific events or requesting certain focuses e.g. specifying that your players would never engage in Mankading, describing your team’s tactics.
You may (and are encouraged to!) clarify any other RP permissions e.g. whether your opponent may injure your players or godmod events (which means create bizarre and unusual circumstances that would never happen in real life like all 10 wickets falling to pace, all 10 wickets falling to spin, the ball landing in a pot of white paint… wait…).
Two tournament-wide permissions apply.
- No violence towards the host country or destruction of the host country’s infrastructure.
- No introduction of pandemics to the host country or to opposing teams.
You may wish to include the following RP permissions box with your roster/squad list to advise your opponents on their rights should they RP before you:
My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Godmod match events: Y/N
RP injuries to my players: Y/N
Godmod injuries to my players: Y/N
*Godmod how my players were dismissed: Y/N
Create a full scorecard for my team: Y/N
Change the number of wickets that fell: Y/N
*It is assumed whoever RPs first has the right to select the method of dismissal, but not whether
there were godmod circumstances behind them (e.g. a ball hitting a bird before being caught fairly).
Please note all undeclared use of AI that is detected will be treated as plagiarism and result in a severe penalty. If you use AI in your RPs, you must declare it.
Style modifiers and result changes
There will be no style modifiers, for either teams or group-wide.
Results will be posted with their original scorinated result, but users may (upon agreement with their opponent, or based on permissions) change the number of wickets that fell for a more realistic result – except if they were all out.
Match information
The Decision Review System (third umpire TV review) will be in use. Each team will receive one unsuccessful challenge per innings.
Format and tiebreaker rules
The competition will take place with a Modified Casaran format, with the 28 teams split into four pots of seven. Each team will be drawn to play two teams from each pot for a total of eight matches in the League Phase. The top six teams advance to the Super Eight, while the next four teams advance to the knockout Eliminator.
Matches between teams in the Super Eight will carry over. The Super Eight will consist of two groups: Group A (1st, Eliminator 2 winner, 4th, 5th) and Group B (2nd, 3rd, 6th, Eliminator 1 winner). Therefore, it is possible that teams play fewer than three Super Eight matches.
The top two teams per group advance to the semi-finals.
In the League Phase and Super Eight, ties will not be broken by Super Over and will remain as ties.
In all knockout games, Super Over(s) will be played until there is a winner.
If any number of teams are tied on points in the League Phase, overall net run rate will be the tiebreaker. If any number of teams are tied on points in the Super Eight, head-to-head net run rate will be the tiebreaker.
Thursday 10 October: League Phase MD1
Saturday 12 October: League Phase MD2
Monday 14 October: League Phase MD3
Wednesday 16 October: League Phase MD4
Friday 18 October: League Phase MD5
Sunday 20 October: League Phase MD6
Tuesday 22 October: League Phase MD7
Thursday 24 October: League Phase MD8
Friday 25 October: Eliminator (note 24-hour cutoff)
Saturday 26 October: Super Eight MD1 (note 24-hour cutoff)
Monday 28 October: Super Eight MD2
Wednesday 30 October: Super Eight MD3
Friday 1 November: Semi-finals
Saturday 2 November: 3PPO (note 24-hour cutoff)
Sunday 3 November: Final
(All cutoff windows are estimated from 2000–2200 UTC on any given day, with notice to be provided if any matchdays are moved or altered.)
Current rankings
League Phase draw
Draw is listed by pot (Pot 1, Pot 2, Pot 3, Pot 4). Exact schedule is listed in the second post of this thread.
Pot 1
Ko-oren (1): vs TJUN-ia, Krytenia, Kimi-Suomi, Eastfield Lodge, Natkr, Vonum, Kannap, Vielfaltig
Baggieland (4): vs Krytenia, Quebec and Shingoryeo, Milchama, South Newlandia, Katzeburg, Natkr, Grand Exultia, Murren
Quebec and Shingoryeo (5): vs Baggieland, Liventia, Eastfield Lodge, Lisander and Alice Bay, Restresas, Hanalia, Vielfaltig, Nightralia
Liventia (6): vs Darmen, Quebec and Shingoryeo, South Newlandia, StrayaRoos, Hanalia, Crpostran, Nightralia, Grand Exultia
Darmen (7): vs Liventia, TJUN-ia, The Kytler Peninsulae, Kimi-Suomi, Crpostran, Aryavarna, Murren, Vaishnavaria
Krytenia (8): vs Baggieland, Ko-oren, Lisander and Alice Bay, Milchama, Vonum, Restresas, Panay Islands and Guimaras, Kannap
TJUN-ia (9): vs Ko-oren, Darmen, StrayaRoos, The Kytler Peninsulae, Aryavarna, Katzeburg, Vaishnavaria, Panay Islands and Guimaras
Pot 2
Lisander and Alice Bay (16): vs Krytenia, Quebec and Shingoryeo, The Kytler Peninsulae, South Newlandia, Katzeburg, Hanalia, Murren, Grand Exultia
The Kytler Peninsulae (17): vs Darmen, TJUN-ia, Lisander and Alice Bay, Eastfield Lodge, Restresas, Aryavarna, Kannap, Vaishnavaria
Milchama (19): vs Baggieland, Krytenia, South Newlandia, Kimi-Suomi, Hanalia, Crpostran, Panay Islands and Guimaras, Murren
Kimi-Suomi (20): vs Ko-oren, Darmen, StrayaRoos, Milchama, Natkr, Restresas, Vaishnavaria, Panay Islands and Guimaras
South Newlandia (21): vs Liventia, Baggieland, Milchama, Lisander and Alice Bay, Aryavarna, Natkr, Vielfaltig, Nightralia
Eastfield Lodge (23): vs Quebec and Shingoryeo, Ko-oren, StrayaRoos, The Kytler Peninsulae, Crpostran, Vonum, Grand Exultia, Vielfaltig
StrayaRoos (28): vs TJUN-ia, Liventia, Kimi-Suomi, Eastfield Lodge, Vonum, Katzeburg, Nightralia, Kannap
Pot 3
Crpostran (UR): vs Darmen, Liventia, Eastfield Lodge, Milchama, Restresas, Hanalia, Vaishnavaria, Murren
Katzeburg (UR): vs TJUN-ia, Baggieland, Lisander and Alice Bay, StrayaRoos, Vonum, Natkr, Vielfaltig, Nightralia
Hanalia (UR): vs Liventia, Quebec and Shingoryeo, Milchama, Lisander and Alice Bay, Vonum, Crpostran, Grand Exultia, Vielfaltig
Natkr (UR): vs Ko-oren, Baggieland, Kimi-Suomi, South Newlandia, Aryavarna, Katzeburg, Murren, Panay Islands and Guimaras
Vonum (UR): vs Krytenia, Ko-oren, StrayaRoos, Eastfield Lodge, Katzeburg, Hanalia, Kannap, Grand Exultia
Aryavarna (UR): vs TJUN-ia, Darmen, South Newlandia, The Kytler Peninsulae, Natkr, Restresas, Panay Islands and Guimaras, Kannap
Restresas (UR): vs Quebec and Shingoryeo, Krytenia, The Kytler Peninsulae, Kimi-Suomi, Crpostran, Aryavarna, Nightralia, Vaishnavaria
Pot 4
Vaishnavaria (UR): vs TJUN-ia, Darmen, Kimi-Suomi, The Kytler Peninsulae, Crpostran, Restresas, Nightralia, Panay Islands and Guimaras
Murren (UR): vs Darmen, Baggieland, Lisander and Alice Bay, Milchama, Natkr, Crpostran, Kannap, Grand Exultia
Nightralia (UR): vs Liventia, Quebec and Shingoryeo, StrayaRoos, South Newlandia, Restresas, Katzeburg, Vaishnavaria, Vielfaltig
Vielfaltig (UR): vs Quebec and Shingoryeo, Ko-oren, South Newlandia, Eastfield Lodge, Katzeburg, Hanalia, Grand Exultia, Nightralia
Grand Exultia (UR): vs Baggieland, Liventia, Eastfield Lodge, Lisander and Alice Bay, Hanalia, Vonum, Vielfaltig, Murren
Kannap (UR): vs Ko-oren, Krytenia, The Kytler Peninsulae, StrayaRoos, Vonum, Aryavarna, Murren, Panay Islands and Guimaras
Panay Islands and Guimaras (UR): vs Krytenia, TJUN-ia, Milchama, Kimi-Suomi, Aryavarna, Natkr, Vaishnavaria, Kannap