ICC Punishes Pakistan for Slow Over-Rate During 3rd England Test

Pakistan has been docked 11 ICC World Test Championship (WTC) points for maintaining a slow over-rate during the third and final Test against England at Edgbaston.

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• The coaching setup was additionally reshuffled, with red-ball coaches Sarfaraz Ahmed and Umar Gul issued and white-ball coaches Mike Hesson and Ashley Noffke taking charge.
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• When it will host Sri Lanka for a two-match Test series in Rawalpindi and Lahore, pakistan's next WTC assignment is scheduled for November.
• Nevertheless, Hesson's first assignment as red-ball coach additionally concluded in defeat as England chased a target of 130 to secure an eight-wicket victory at Edgbaston.
• The deduction has left Pakistan ninth in the WTC standings with a points percentage of 4.63.

Notably, the team was discovered to be 11 overs short of the required rate after time allowances were taken into account. England went on to win the match by eight wickets. Wasim Akram Calls for Club Cricket Revival After Pakistan's Test Defeats.

Pakistan's players were additionally fined 50 percent of their match fees. The sanction was imposed by Ranjan Madugalle of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees after on-field umpires Paul Reiffel and Chris Gaffaney, third umpire Allahudien Palekar, and fourth umpire Russell Warren leveled the charge.

Under Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Backing Personnel, players are fined five percent of their match fee for every over their team fails to bowl within the allotted time, with the maximum penalty capped at 50 percent.

Article 16.11.2 of the ICC World Test Championship playing conditions additionally states that a team loses one championship point for every over it falls short of the required rate.

Notably, the deduction has left Pakistan ninth in the WTC standings with a points percentage of 4.63.

Notably, the penalty adds to a tough tour for Pakistan. It suffered heavy defeats in all three Tests against England. The team lost the opening Test at Headingley by an innings and 103 runs before suffering a 194-run defeat at Lord's. Mohammad Rizwan and Imam-ul-Haq Ruled Out of President's Trophy.

After those results, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) issued seven players from the squad and called up five uncapped players; Razaullah, Arafat Minhas, Imran Randhawa, Mohammad Imran Junior, and Saad Baig. Saim Ayub and Abdullah Fazal additionally returned to the squad.

Notably, the coaching setup was additionally reshuffled, with red-ball coaches Sarfaraz Ahmed and Umar Gul issued and white-ball coaches Mike Hesson and Ashley Noffke taking charge.

One of the few positives for Pakistan was Razaullah's impressive Test debut. The pacer regularly crossed the 140 kph mark, asserted four wickets, including Joe Root, and scored a quick 81 off 63 balls with four fours and nine sixes. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.

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