Lahore (Sports Desk): The Pakistan cricket team has been fined 5 percent of its match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate in the final of the ODI tri-series against Sri Lanka.
According to the ICC, Pakistan bowled one over short of the required quota within the allotted time during the final played in Lahore. Match referee Jeff Crowe ruled that the team had maintained a slow over-rate. Under Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct, players are fined 5 percent of their match fees for every over their team falls short of the required rate.
National team captain Shaheen Shah Afridi admitted the offence and accepted the penalty.
It is worth noting that Pakistan won the tri-series by chasing Sri Lanka’s target of 326 runs with 7 wickets down and 9 balls to spare in the final. Fakhar Zaman scored 127 runs off 99 balls, including 11 fours and 6 sixes, completing the 12th century of his ODI career. Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by 3 wickets in the final.