Pakistan Fined 5% of Match Fees for Slow Over-Rate in Tri-Nation Series Final

LAHORE:The International Cricket Council (ICC) has fined Pakistan’s national cricket team five per cent of its match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate in the final of the tri-nation series against Sri Lanka.

According to the ICC, Pakistan were one over behind the required rate during Saturday’s final, played in Lahore. Match referee Jeff Crowe imposed the penalty after ruling that the team had failed to maintain the required over-rate.

The penalty was imposed under Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct, which provides for a fine of five per cent of players’ match fees for every over their team fails to bowl within the allotted time.

Pakistan captain Shaheen Afridi admitted the offence and accepted the sanction.

Pakistan won the tri-nation series after successfully chasing Sri Lanka’s target of 326 runs, reaching the total for the loss of seven wickets with nine balls to spare.

Fakhar Zaman starred with the bat, scoring 127 runs off 99 balls, including 11 fours and six sixes, to register his 12th ODI century.

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