ISLAMABAD: India has been fined 20 percent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against South Africa in the first Test held in Centurion.
Andrew Pycroft of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after India was one over short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration, said an ICC press release issued here on Monday.
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 20 percent of their match fees for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time.
In addition, as per Article 16. 11 of the ICC Men’s World Test Championship Playing Conditions, a side is penalised one point for each over short. Consequently, India would lose one point from their points tally for this offence.
Captain, Virat Kohli pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction, so there was no need for a formal hearing.
Umpires Marais Erasmus, Adrian Holdstock, Allahudien Paleker and Bongani Jele levelled the charge.