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Pakistan Fined For Maintaining Slow Over Rate Vs Australia; WTC Points Deducted

image-lqaygn3mPakistan cricket team (X.com)

Misery continues to unfold over Pakistan cricket team as they suffered a humiliating defeat against Australia in Perth. Since ball one, the visitors were put on the back foot as the Aussie unleashed carnage to reassert their dominance over the men in green.

Australia set up an enormous total in the first inning to put Pakistani batters under pressure. After the men in green were bundled under 250 runs, the Aussies capitalized on the 217-run lead to set up a mammoth target of 450 runs for the visitors. 

Naturally, under adverse conditions, Pakistan succumbed under pressure and thus endured a gigantic 360-run defeat. To make matters worse, the Shan Masood-led side has now been penalized by ICC for maintaining a slow over rate.



Pakistan Found In Violation Of Slow Over Rate!

Match Referee Javagal Srinath deemed the men in green two overs short and thus imposed a 10% match fee fine on Pakistani players. As per Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Support Personnel, for every over bowled outside the allotted time, the team should be fined 5% of its total match fee. 

The match referee shared the findings with Perth test's on-field umpires Joel Wilson and Richard Illingworth, third umpire Michael Gough, and fourth umpire Donovan Koch, who all agreed with the same.

Later, the report was shared with Pakistan captain Shan Masood, who accepted the charges and the sanctions imposed likewise.



Additionally, the slow over-rate sanctions also resulted in deductions of two crucial World Test Championship (WTC) points. As per Article 16.11.2 of the WTC playing conditions, for every over short, the team has to be penalized with one point each.

With that, Pakistan has slipped to second place in the WTC standings, and the percentage point also witnessed a dip from 66.67 to 61.11.

Indeed, the men in green need to do better in the remainder of the series against the might Australia to stay alive in the WTC finals race.