LAHORE (Dunya News) – The Pakistan cricket team has been fined 5% of its match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate during the final of the ODI Tri-Series against Sri Lanka.
According to the International Cricket Council (ICC), Pakistan were found to be one over short of the required target within the stipulated time during Saturday's final played in Lahore. Following the violation, match referee Jeff Crowe ruled that Pakistan had failed to maintain the required over-rate.
The ICC imposed the penalty under Article 2.22 of its Code of Conduct, which deals with minimum over-rate offences. Under the relevant provision, players are fined 5% of their match fees for every over their team falls short of the required rate within the allotted time.
Pakistan captain Shaheen Shah Afridi admitted the offence of maintaining a slow over-rate and accepted the proposed sanction.
It is worth mentioning that Pakistan won the tri-series after successfully chasing Sri Lanka's target of 326 runs in the final, reaching the total for the loss of seven wickets with nine balls to spare.
Pakistan's Fakhar Zaman delivered an outstanding batting performance in the final, scoring 127 runs off 99 balls, including 11 fours and six sixes. The century was the 12th of his One Day International career.
Sri Lanka suffered a three-wicket defeat in the final as Pakistan clinched the ODI Tri-Series title.