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- Pakistan cricket team penalized for slow over rate during the first Test against Bangladesh.
- ICC imposes 5% match fee fine per slow over and deducts 1 point in the World Test Championship for each delayed over.
- Pakistan captain Shan Masood admits to the charge.
May 15, Kathmandu – The Pakistan cricket team has been fined for maintaining a slow over rate during the first Test match against Bangladesh.
The ICC imposed a fine of 40% of the match fee on Pakistan and deducted 8 points from their World Test Championship (WTC) tally.
The team was found to be 8 overs behind the prescribed over rate within the allocated time. After adjusting for allowances, the side still lagged behind the required target.
According to ICC regulations, players are fined 5% of their match fee for each slow over incurred.
Additionally, one WTC point is deducted for each slow over bowled during the match.
This sanction was enacted by Emirates ICC Elite Panel match referee Jeff Crowe. Pakistan captain Shan Masood acknowledged the charge, eliminating the need for further hearings.
The charge was lodged jointly by on-field umpires Richard Kettleborough and Kumar Dharmasena, third umpire Allaudin Palekar, and fourth umpire Ghazi Sohel.
With this penalty, Pakistan’s WTC points have dropped from 38 to 30.
