DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday, penalized both Pakistan and Bangladesh for maintaining a slow over-rate in the first Test of the two-match series.
Pakistan succumbed to a 10-wicket defeat against Bangladesh in the opening Test of the two-match series, underway in Rawalpindi.
The defeat was Pakistan’s first ever against Bangladesh in Test cricket.
Meanwhile, the apex cricketing body, sanctioned both sides for slow over-rate in the aforementioned Test.
“Pakistan have been fined 30 per cent of their match fee and penalised six ICC World Test Championship (WTC) points while Bangladesh have been fined 15 per cent of their match fee and penalised three WTC points for maintaining slow over-rates in the first Test in Rawalpindi,” ICC announced in a statement.
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According to the statement, the sanctions were levelled Ranjan Madugalle of the ICC Panel of Elite Match Referees when Pakistan and Bangladesh were found six and three overs short respectively despite taking time allowances into consideration.
Remember, 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.
Furthermore, as per the ICC World Test Championship playing conditions, a side is penalised one point for each over short.
Pakistan captain Shan Masood and his Bangladesh counterpart Najmul Hossain Shanto accepted the sanctions, eliminating the need of formal hearings.
Pakistan, after being put into bat first, accumulated 448/6 and declared their first innings in the dying minutes of the second day. Bangladesh, in response, piled up a mammoth total of 565, courtesy of Mushfiqur Rahim’s marathon 191-run knock, before bundling out in the third session of the fourth day.
The first Test was assumed to be heading towards a draw but Pakistan’s batting lineup faltered on the final day and could score 146, setting Bangladesh a meagre 30-run target.
The Bangladesh openers made no mistake in chasing down a paltry total and steered their side to a historic victory over Pakistan.