After losing the 2023-25 World Test Championship (WTC) Test series, Pakistan have suffered a double blow as the tourists have been penalized for maintaining a slow overspeed in the second and final Test against South Africa at the Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town.
The Pakistan cricket team was fined 25% of its match fee and deducted five points in the 2023-25 ICC World Test Championship (WTC) for maintaining a slow over-rate in the second and final Test against South Africa at the Newlands Cricket Ground. .
Pakistan fined and deducted 5 WTC points for speeding in Cape Town
The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the sanction on Tuesday, January 7, after it was determined that Pakistan did not reach the required target of five overs, taking into account time allocations. The governing body said the fine and points deduction were imposed by Richie Richardson, a member of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees.
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The ICC said in a press release on Tuesday: “Pakistan have been fined 25 per cent of their match fee and penalized five ICC World Test Championship points for maintaining an excessive and slow rate against South Africa in the second test in Cape Town”.
Under ICC regulations, teams are fined five per cent of their match fee for each match they do not complete in the allotted time. Furthermore, Pakistan has lost five points from the World Test Championship for this violation, according to the playing conditions.
Shan Masood accepts the sanction imposed by Richie Richardson
The press release further reads: “In accordance with Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minimum overpricing offences, players are fined five per cent of their match fee for each excess that your team does not comply with. bowl in the allotted time.
Additionally, as per Article 16.11.2 of the ICC World Test Championship playing conditions, a team receives a penalty of one point for each excess of short. “Consequently, five World Test Championship points have been deducted from Pakistan’s points total.”
Pakistan captain Shan Masood accepted the penalty and admitted the offence, so there is no need for a formal hearing. The load was leveled by on-field umpires Kumar Dharmasena and Nitin Menon, along with third umpire Alex Wharf and fourth umpire Stephen Harris.
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South Africa blanks Pakistan in all formats
Meanwhile, Pakistan showed great fight in the second innings with captain Shan Masood scoring 145 and Babar Azam scoring 81 runs, but their efforts were not enough as Ryan Rickelton’s double ton and Temba Bavuma’s century already put them at a disadvantage. Cape Town.
After scoring a massive 615 runs in the first innings, South Africa defeated Pakistan by just 194 runs to win the sequel. However, Pakistan showed great intent by scoring 478 runs in the second innings but a target of 58 runs was too easy for South Africa to achieve in just 42 balls.
With this 10-wicket victory 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 as the hosts whitewashed the Men in Green in all formats.