Dubai, Feb 23 (UNI) West Indies have been fined 40 per cent of their match fee for
maintaining a slow over-rate against Sri Lanka in the first ODI in Colombo yesterday.
Javagal Srinath of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the
sanctions after Kieron Pollard’s side was ruled to be two overs short of the target
after time allowances were taken into consideration.
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
20 per cent of their match fees for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time.
Pollard accepted the proposed sanction, so there was no need for a formal hearing.
On-field umpires Paul Wilson and Ruchira Palliyaguruge, third umpire Marais
Erasmus and fourth official Lyndon Hannibal levelled the charges.
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