Islamabad, April 3, 2025: Pakistan team has been fined 5% of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate during the second ODI against New Zealand.
Match referee Jeff Crowe imposed the penalty after the visiting team was found one over short of the required target, even after considering time allowances.
Under Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct, players are fined 5% of their match fee per unbowled over within the allotted time.
The One Day International captain admitted to the offence and accepted the penalty, avoiding the need for a formal hearing.
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The charge was issued by on-field umpires Michael Gough and Wayne Knights, along with third umpire Paul Reiffel and fourth umpire Chris Brown.
It is pertinent to mention here that this marks the second consecutive match where the Men in Green have been penalized for a slow over-rate.
In the series opener in Napier, which they lost by 73 runs, the team was found two overs short after the permitted time adjustments were applied.
New Zealand, already leading the series 1-0, extended their dominance in the second ODI with a commanding 84-run victory.
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The 24-yearold star New Zealand batter Mitchell Hay starred with the bat, scoring an unbeaten 99 to guide the hosts to 292/8.
Ben Sears then dismantled the national batting lineup with career-best figures of 5/59, limiting the Men in Green to 208 all out.
Faheem Ashraf scored a fighting innings of 73 while Naseem Shah scored 51 showed late resistance, but it was not enough to turn the game around.
The final ODI of the series is set to take place on Saturday, April 5, in Mount Maunganui, where Pakistan will look to avoid a clean sweep.
The host side has already claimed the T20I series by 4-1.
