World Cup Cricket Rules

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The following claims were verified through Perplexity Sonar before the questions were finalised. The host can reference any of them during play:

• The International Cricket Council (ICC), headquartered in Dubai, is the global governing body responsible for organizing the Cricket World Cup.
• The first Men's Cricket World Cup was held in 1975 in England, with matches consisting of 60 overs per side.
• The first Women's Cricket World Cup was held two years earlier in 1973, also in England.
• The Cricket World Cup match length was reduced from 60 overs to 50 overs per side due to shorter daylight hours in the Indian subcontinent.
• The 1992 Cricket World Cup was the first tournament to use white balls, colored team uniforms, and floodlit night matches.
• The Decision Review System (DRS), a technology introduced in 2008 to review umpiring decisions, has been used in Cricket World Cups since 2011.
• In cricket, a ball hit to or beyond the boundary scores four runs if it touches the ground first, and six runs if it reaches the boundary from the air.
• The pitch is the central strip of the field, measuring 22 yards (20.12 meters) in length and 10 feet (3.05 meters) in width.
• Two umpires regulate the game on the field, one standing behind the wicket at the bowler's end and the other at 'square leg'.
• The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in London is the custodian of The Laws of Cricket, which consists of 42 laws.
• The current Cricket World Cup format is the premier tournament in One Day International (ODI) cricket, played every four years.
• A team has one or two innings depending on the match duration, and the team with the highest total runs wins the match.