PAKISTAN AND SRI LANKA FINED FOR SLOW OVER-RATES

Pakistan have been fined 10 per cent of their match fee and Sri Lanka have been fined five per cent of their match fee for maintaining slow over-rates during the opening match of the Pakistan ODI Tri-Series in Rawalpindi on Sunday.

Jeff Crowe of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanctions after Pakistan were ruled to be two overs short and Sri Lanka were ruled to be one over short 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.

Captains Shaheen Shah Afridi of Pakistan and Kusal Mendis of Sri Lanka pled guilty and accepted the proposed sanctions, so there was no need for formal hearings.

On-field umpires Asif Yaqoob and Wayne Knights, third umpire Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid and fourth umpire Faisal Afridi levelled the charges.