super over
Noun
Meaning
super over (plural super overs)
(cricket) An over, typically involving a chosen subset of a team, used in some game formats, if a match would otherwise end in a tie
Examples
Both the teams scored 201 runs in the allotted 20 overs which took the match into the Super Over.
Dubai, Sep 29 (IANS/GloFans) In yet another roller-coaster contest, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) edged out Mumbai Indians (MI) in a Super Over tie-breaker – the second of the 13th IPL — here on Monday.
Hitting a fifty after not playing for a while and then finish off the game in the Super Over for us.
For Punjab, Shami bowled a brilliant first Super Over, defending five runs which was followed by Chris Jordan conceding 11 runs in the second.
Losing Super Over contests often push teams back as KXIP found out after their opening loss to Delhi Capitals.
Pollard appreciated Jasprit Bumrah's bowling in the Super Over.