The following shall be followed while making the field placements during the game:
At the instant of delivery, there shall be no more than five fieldsmen on the leg side.
For the first 6 overs of each innings, only two fieldsmen are permitted to be outside an area bounded by two semi-circles centered on each middle stump (each with a radius of 30 yards).
For the remaining overs of the innings, only five fields are permitted to be outside the fielding circle at the instant of delivery.