The Sataack 50™ Format
10 overs.
5 balls an over.
50 balls an innings.
Every team receives one innings of 50 legal deliveries.
The complete contest
Two teams.
One innings each.
A standard match consists of Team A receiving 50 legal balls and Team B receiving 50 legal balls: 100 scheduled legal deliveries of competitive action.
legal balls to set the target
legal balls to chase the target
legal deliveries, subject to the playing conditions
From toss to result
How a match works
The first team sets the target. The second team receives up to 50 legal deliveries to chase it.
- 01
Toss
The toss determines which team bats first and which team begins in the field.
- 02
First Innings
The first team receives 10 overs of 5 legal balls: 50 legal deliveries to set the target.
- 03
Innings Break
To win outright, the second team must score at least one run more than the first team’s total, subject to the official playing conditions.
- 04
Second Innings
The second team receives up to 50 legal deliveries to score one run more than the first-innings total to win, subject to the official playing conditions.
- 05
Result
The team with the higher total wins, subject to the official playing conditions.
Urgency without losing strategy
Why 50 balls?
Fifty balls create urgency without eliminating cricketing strategy.
Batters must balance aggression with wicket preservation. Bowlers have limited opportunities and every delivery has tactical importance. Captains must react quickly and fielders can influence the result with every run saved.
SkillStrategyPartnershipsIndividual brilliance