Pakistan cricket team has been penalised for maintaining a slow over-rate in their second One Day International (ODI) against New Zealand.
This is the second time in a row that Pakistan has been fined for slow over-rate, with the first instance occurring in the opening ODI in Napier.
The team, led by Mohammed Rizwan, was found to be one over short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration. As a result, they were fined five percent of their match fee, as per Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct.
Jeff Crowe of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after the visiting side was found to be short of the target. Mohammed Rizwan pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted the sanction, eliminating the need for a formal hearing.
