Pakistan penalised for slow over-rate in Cape Town Test

By AFP
January 08, 2025
Pakistan’s Shan Masood (left) watches the ball after playing a shot during the fourth day of the second international Test cricket match between South Africa and Pakistan at Newlands stadium in Cape Town on January 6, 2025. — AFP
Pakistan’s Shan Masood (left) watches the ball after playing a shot during the fourth day of the second international Test cricket match between South Africa and Pakistan at Newlands stadium in Cape Town on January 6, 2025. — AFP

KARACHI: Pakistan have been fined 25 per cent of their match fee and penalised five ICC World Test Championship points for maintaining a slow over-rate against South Africa in the second Test in Cape Town.

Richie Richardson of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after Pakistan 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.