Can I declare, forfeit an innings or enforce the follow-on?

Q: Can I declare, forfeit an innings or enforce the follow-on?

It depends on the format (CGL 2025/26 playing conditions): Limited-overs matches (50, 35 and 20 overs): no. A captain may not declare the batting innings closed at any stage, or forfeit it. Time cricket (two innings each in one day): Declaring: you may declare when the ball is dead, at any time in the innings. Forfeiting: you may forfeit either innings before it starts. A forfeited innings counts as complete. Follow-on: the team batting first can make the other team follow on if it leads by at least 75 runs. Telling people: you must tell the opposing captain and the umpires. Once you've told them, the decision can't be changed. First-innings limits: the first innings of the match is capped at 65 overs if the toss winner chose to bat, or 75 overs if they chose to field. These caps are cut in proportion if time is lost. Second innings: a team batting in its second innings is treated as all out when it is 5 wickets down. The Board treats a contrived declaration that manipulates log positions very seriously and may withhold all points from both teams.

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It depends on the format (CGL 2025/26 playing conditions):

Limited-overs matches (50, 35 and 20 overs): no. A captain may not declare the batting innings closed at any stage, or forfeit it.

Time cricket (two innings each in one day):

Declaring: you may declare when the ball is dead, at any time in the innings.
Forfeiting: you may forfeit either innings before it starts. A forfeited innings counts as complete.
Follow-on: the team batting first can make the other team follow on if it leads by at least 75 runs.
Telling people: you must tell the opposing captain and the umpires. Once you've told them, the decision can't be changed.
First-innings limits: the first innings of the match is capped at 65 overs if the toss winner chose to bat, or 75 overs if they chose to field. These caps are cut in proportion if time is lost.
Second innings: a team batting in its second innings is treated as all out when it is 5 wickets down.

The Board treats a contrived declaration that manipulates log positions very seriously and may withhold all points from both teams.