What is the 2.5m lbw rule?

Answer 1

The guidelines issued by the ICC says that as per the rule 3.3 of the UDRS, if the ball is going to hit the middle stump despite the impact being larger than 2.5 metre the third umpire can declare the batsman out on a review.

When a batsman is originally given 'Not Out' for an lbw appeal, graphics are displayed when the distance from pitching to impact is less than 40cm and the distance from impact to the stumps is greater than 2.5m.

The new guidelines are:

(a) If both the 40cm and 2.5m graphics appear for the same delivery, the batsman will definitely remain not out.

If the 'more than 2.5m' graphic appears without the 40cm, the third umpire will be informed by Hawk-Eye of the exact distance of impact from the stumps.

(b) If this distance is greater than 3.5m, the batsman will definitely remain not out.

(c) If this distance is greater than 2.5m and not more than 3.5m, the third umpire is to advise the on-field umpire to overturn a 'not out' decision when some part of the ball (as presented by Hawk-Eye) is hitting the middle stump and the whole of the ball is hitting the stumps below the bottom of the bails.

(d) If the ball is not hitting within the parameters outlined in (c) above, the batsman will remain 'not out'.

For (c) and (d) above, the third umpire will make the judgment by viewing hawk-eye from above and side-on, and advise to the on field umpire the exact distance, view from side on and the on field umpire will actually make his decision based on this additional information provided by the third umpire, as set out above,' the ICC said.