Afghanistan fined 25 per cent of match fee for slow over-rate in Harare Test

Media release

Afghanistan have been fined 25 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate in the one-off Test against Zimbabwe in Harare that ended on Wednesday.

Richie Richardson of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction as Afghanistan were ruled to be five overs short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration.

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.

Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi pled guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction, so there was no need for a formal hearing.

On-field umpires Adrian Holdstock and Nitin Menon, third umpire Forster Mutizwa and fourth umpire Percival Sizara laid the charge.

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