Indian women’s cricket team fined for slow over rate

The Indian women’s cricket team has been fined 20 per cent of their match fee for a slow over rate in the second T20I against England at Hove. This has been confirmed by the International Cricket Council (ICC).

After taking into account the stipulated time limit, it was found that the Indian team bowled one over less during England’s innings. As a result the penalty is imposed by match referee Phil Whitice. “In accordance with Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and their Individual Support Staff, which deals with slow over-rate violations, players are fined 20 per cent of their match fees when their team is allocated,” the ICC said in a statement. Fails to bowl full overs in time.

In this case, since the Indian team captain Harmanpreet Kaur has admitted to the violation, there has been no formal hearing in the matter. It is noteworthy that the Indian women’s team won the second thrilling T20 match by eight runs. She will now play the last and deciding T20 match in Chelmsford on Wednesday.