A Super Over is a tiebreaker system used in limited overs (Twenty20 and one-day) cricket. It is triggered in case of a tied match, when both teams have scored the same number of runs during their respective innings. Under the Super Over rules for official matches sanctioned by the International Cricket Council, each team selects three batters and a bowler to play an additional over. The team that batted second during the match is automatically selected to bat first in the Super Over; the team bowling first can choose which of the two ends of the pitch to bowl from, and has first choice in selecting the match ball. If two batters are dismissed during the over, the innings comes to an end. The team that scores more runs during its additional over wins the match. In case a Super Over ends in a tie, both teams will play additional Super Overs until a winner is decided, with the team that batted second in the previous set of overs batting first.
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