Pakistan have been fined five per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate during the Final of the Pakistan ODI Tri-Series against Sri Lanka in Lahore on Saturday.
Match referee Jeff Crowe of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel found the hosts one over short after taking time allowances into consideration.
The breach fell under Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which covers 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.
On-field umpires Ahsan Raza and Wayne Knights, third umpire Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid, and fourth umpire Rashid Riaz laid the charge.
Pakistan captain Shaheen Shah Afridi pleaded guilty to the slow over-rate offence and accepted the proposed sanction.
Pakistan Complete Chase in Lahore
Pakistan conceded 325/8 while bowling, then chased down the target with three wickets and nine balls to spare. The result gave the hosts plenty of positives as they look ahead to the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup next year.
In front of their home fans in Lahore, Pakistan’s batting line-up delivered on all fronts, led by the experienced campaigner Fakhar Zaman.
The left-handed batter scored his 12th ODI century, hitting 127 off 99 deliveries with 11 fours and six sixes.