Nicholas Pooran / Source: Twitter
West Indies hopes of automatic qualification for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 have been further dented as International Cricket Council (ICC) deducted their two Super League points for maintaining a slow over-rate in the third ODI match against New Zealand.
The Nicholas Pooran-led side was found guilty of not completing their overs in the stipulated time against the Black Caps. The sanction was imposed by cricketer-turned-match referee Richie Richardson who also is a part of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees.
The charges were leveled by the on-field umpires Joel Wilson and Leslie Reifer, third umpire Gregory Brathwaite, and fourth umpire Nigel Duguid following West Indies's five wickets defeat at the hands of New Zealand.
West Indies' captain Nicholas Pooran pleaded guilty to the offense and accepted the imposed sanction.
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