Pakistan Penalised For Slow Over-Rate In Perth Test, Lose Two World Test Championship Points

18.12.2023 - 15:57 sports.ndtv.com

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday announced that Pakistan have been fined 10 per cent of their match fee and penalised two ICC World Test Championship points for maintaining a slow over-rate against Australia in the first Test in Perth. "Pakistan were penalised for maintaining a slow over-rate against Australia in the first Test in Perth.

The visitors were fined 10 per cent of their match fee and two ICC World Test Championship points were deducted from their total," ICC announced in an official statement.

The fine was handed by Javagal Srinath of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees after Pakistan was ruled to be two overs short of the target when time allowances were taken into account. "In accordance with Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minimum over-rate offences, players are fined five per cent of their match fee for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time," a statement by ICC further read.

Pakistan had dropped to No.2 position on the WTC standings after a huge 360-run defeat in the first Test and the penalty indicates that their percentage points have dropped from 66.67 to 61.11.

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