After losing the 2023-25 World Test Championship (WTC) test seriesPakistan suffered a double blow, as the tourists were penalized for maintaining a slow pace in the second and final Test against South Africa at Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town.
The Pakistan cricket team has been fined 25% of its match fee and deducted five points in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 for maintaining a slow over in the second and final Test against South Africa at Newlands Cricket Ground. .
Pakistan were fined and deducted 5 points from the WTC for slow over-rate in the Cape Town Test
The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the penalty on Tuesday, January 7, after it was determined that Pakistan fell five runs short of the required target, taking into account the time allowed. The governing body said the fine and points deduction were imposed by Richie Richardson, a member of the elite panel of match officials at the UAE International Cricket Chamber.
“Pakistan have been fined 25 percent of their match fee and penalized five points in the ICC World Series for maintaining a slow over-rate against South Africa in the second Test in Cape Town,” the ICC said in a media release on Tuesday.
In accordance with the regulations of the International Criminal Court, difference They are fined five percent of the match fee for each time they fail to complete it in the allotted time. Additionally, Pakistan lost five points in the World Test Championship due to this offence, based on the playing conditions.
Shan Masood accepted the penalty imposed by Richie Richardson
The media statement also read: “In accordance with Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Staff, which relates to minimum over-rate offences, players are fined five percent of their match fee for each failure by them to bowl at the time.” Allocated.
In addition, in accordance with Article 16.11.2 of the ICC World Test Championship Playing Conditions, teams are penalized one point each for a short period. As a result, five World Test Championship points were deducted from Pakistan's total points.
Pakistani captain Shan Masood accepted the punishment and admitted the offence, so there was no need for a formal hearing. The charge was made by on-field umpires Kumar Dharmasena and Nitin Menon, along with third umpire Alex Wharfe and fourth umpire Stephen Harris.
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Meanwhile, Pakistan showed great fight in the second innings as skipper Shan Masood scored 145 runs and Babar Azam They made 81 runs, but their efforts were not enough, as Ryan Rickleton's double and Temba Bavuma's century put them already on the back foot in Cape Town.
After scoring a mountainous 615 runs in the first innings, South Africa bowled out Pakistan for just 194 runs and forced the follow-on. However, Pakistan showed great intent by scoring 478 runs in the second innings, but the target of 58 was too easy to chase for South Africa with just 42 balls.
With this 10-wicket win in the Cape Town Test, South Africa clinched the trophy by whitewashing Pakistan in the two-match Test series 2-0. Notably, Pakistan lost all their matches in South Africa, with the hosts whitewashing the Men in Green across formats.
