TEAMS participating in the upcoming Prime Minister’s T20 Cup 3 will need to abide by the rules set aside by its organiers, the Georgetown Softball Cricket League (GSCL) Inc.

Chronicle Sport was reliable informed that teams will be allow to bowl both off-break and leg break bowling, with chucking deem illegal.

Late arrival and time wasting during the game by teams, are also two other factors the organisers will deal with severely, since it is expected that the matches must be played within their stipulated time.

The GSCL Inc will also be looking at match fixing seriously since there have been instances where teams fixed games to allow another team to go through to the semifinals. This type of action will not be tolerated as there should be a level playing field for everyone and a committee will be set up to deal with these types of issues.

While no entrance fee is required for the competition, teams will be asked to make a deposit of $60,000 as collateral for their participation in the tournament which will be refunded after the preliminary round matches on the second day of the competition.

The tournament is set for November 1-3, and will be contested in three categories; namely the Over 45, Over 50 and Open. The teams will be divided into two groups in each category and will play each other once after which the top two teams from each group will advance to the semifinals. Each group will consist of eight teams.

Following the semifinals on November 2, the finals will be held on November 3 at Everest CC, commencing with the Over-50 category from 10:00hrs, this will be followed by the Over-45 final from 13:30hrs, while the Open final will be played under lights from 18:00hrs.

Off-field entertainment which included cheer leaders will be provided, while live commentary will be done for the finals. Regal Masters and Speedboat are the defending champions in the Over-45 and Open categories respectively.