Powerplays

The game's unique feature are its "powerplays," which are special actions that you can trigger to hinder your competitors as you race. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But after the 2007 World Cup in West Indies, the rule books were tweaked to allow the batting team to invoke one of the powerplays, a development that has changed the peculiar dynamic of one-day cricket. ❋ Jonathan Clegg (2011)

When powerplays were introduced, the onus of when to use it belonged solely with the fielding team, which made things fairly straightforward: Finish them off as early in the innings as possible, so the fielding captain has the option of plenty of men on the boundary towards the end of the innings when the batsmen attempt to accelerate. ❋ Jonathan Clegg (2011)

Fielding teams nearly always react to powerplays by bringing on their best bowlers. ❋ Unknown (2011)

"People are losing games in powerplays rather than winning them." ❋ Jonathan Clegg (2011)

Even making allowance for having to bowl in the powerplays, as he did at either end of the innings here, that is consistently and worryingly profligate. ❋ Mike Selvey At Trent Bridge (2010)

They hire people and promote based soley on how many powerplays or whatever the the flavor of the monthj is for sales gimicks. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I think the powerplays would have dictated the result, if we had of been able to get some runs there then we probably would have been able to get the result and if Australia take wickets it would have been tough to come from that. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If you still haven't had your fill of women with guns, emo lawmen, ethically-challenged scientists, badassery, living on the edge of armageddon, and robot powerplays by the time our show has ended at 11 tonight...well... ❋ Unknown (2009)

However you term them, they have grown extremely skeptical of all organizations, seeing them as ripe for powerplays and corruption. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Anyway, there are books out there on powerplays in the child/parent relationship. ❋ Douglas Hoffman (2006)

DCverse is ripe with powerplays of a sexual and violating nature. ❋ Avalon's Willow (2006)

Luke Siemens finished the night with 36 saves as the Silvertips killed off six of seven Winterhawks powerplays, but failed to score on four chances of their own. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Finn has to attack with the new ball and exert some control at the end like Stuart Broad; Dernbach has to defend in the powerplays and at the death; and Bresnan will have to do it all, in the absence of Broad and James Anderson. ❋ Scyld Berry (2011)

This season, we've also got powerplays taking two defenders away from one team for five minutes at a time and referees hooked up to the stadium's PA system. ❋ Unknown (2012)

India nonetheless stuck to seam through all-but the last over of the mandatory and bowling powerplays, Munaf Patel bowling in tandem with Sreesanth as Zaheer took a well-earned breather. ❋ Unknown (2011)

He will have to juggle his bowlers cleverly and handle powerplays, which make life difficult for captains. ❋ Unknown (2011)

"He is a quality performer who reverse-swings the ball, and also a powerful hitter who could be useful in the batting powerplays." ❋ Unknown (2011)

India, even though they had only four of their World Cup winners, still had more savvy than England when it came to their three powerplays. ❋ Unknown (2011)

That means two new balls, one at each end, and both batting and bowling 'powerplays' to be taken in the middle 20 overs of the innings. ❋ Telegraph Staff (2011)

Bill owes Greg his phone that Greg let him borrow. Bill has avoided Greg in order to not [give back] [Greg's] phone. Greg finds Bill to confront him and ask for his phone back. Bill says "Not right now, I can't". Greg then shows Bill the title to his car he is holding in his hand. Bill then says, "Ok here is your phone." Greg engaged in [powerplay]. ❋ Robbytharobot (2009)

'Kim [punched] [Kelly] and watched her cry,' is powerplaying, because [who are you] to say if Kelly started crying or not. ❋ Silly (2004)

Her use of [emotional] and [verbal] powerplay [draws] him to her ❋ K... (2005)

"[Fuck me mate]. Is that [Anastacia] - Left Outside Alone playing? Now that's [a POWERPLAY]!" ❋ Bw94 (2020)

Let's say you and your friends have a buzzer to let you know when the bbq is coming. Say... Joseph is lazy and does not want to get the food, he slyly moves [the buzzer] over to Andrew. [The buzzer] goes off... "Andrew go get the food it's ready." Andrew proceeds to get the food and brings it to the table. Andrew unknowingly performed an [irksome] task for Joseph and is powerplayed. ❋ Chua Daddy (2010)

Becky used her strongest magical defense [shield] to protect herself Susan kicked a hole in [Becky's] shield with her light blast and punched Becky in the face, in an obnoxious [powerplay], since Susan just started learning magic and Becky has been practicing for years ❋ Stabbitytuesday (2014)

the [hockey] [team] had [a powerplay] ❋ Ababba3944 (2019)

Mark put [Ashley] in the [hospital] with [a powerplay]. ❋ Diabloknk (2008)

"[oh man] [ima] powerplay that [guys] girl" ❋ Orto (2004)

Person 1: "Wow, that guy is a [moron]." Person 2: "Yeah, they must have a [chromosome powerplay] [going on]." ❋ M_Dubz152 (2023)