World Cup 2023: 3 major rules that need to be reviewed before the next edition

#2 Boundaries cannot decide the result of an ODI

Buttler crashing the stumps to run Guptill out, ending the super-over in a tie

New Zealand lost despite not actually losing the game. A tied ODI followed by a tied super-over resulted in the team with more boundaries winning the game. This is a common practice in T20 tournaments, but the question is, should an ODI be decided on the basis of boundaries only?

Both teams reached 241, one team with more boundaries, the other with more singles and doubles. They reached the same destination via different paths. This rule makes sense to some extent in T20s, a format which is all about hitting the ball out of the park. But an ODI game is a different ball game altogether. There are certain phases in an ODI game where running between the wickets is more important than hitting boundaries, and you just cannot ignore that.

There might not be a perfect solution to a tied super-over in an ODI yet, but declaring winners on the basis of boundaries should not be the way to go.