Since losing the Champions Trophy, the Pakistani cricket team has been going through a difficult time.
The cricket squad from Pakistan is going through a difficult time. Pakistan was defeated 0-3 in an ODI series and 1-4 in a T20I series against New Zealand after losing to them in the Champions Trophy group stage. In the third ODI on Saturday in Mount Maunganui, Pakistan was penalized 5% of their match fee for continuing to play at a sluggish over-rate against New Zealand. “The visitors have been fined for the third successive game in the recently concluded series against the Black Caps,” the International Cricket Council said in a release. The series began with the first ODI on March 29, followed by the second on April 2, and the third on April 5. Monday saw the announcement of the third sanction.
Jeff Crowe of the Elite Panel of Match Referees assessed the sentence after Pakistan was found to be one over short of the designated target after time allowances were taken into account, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Monday.
“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 five per cent of their match fee for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time,” the International Cricket Council said in a statement.
After being charged by on-field umpires Chris Brown and Paul Reiffel, third umpire Michael Gough, and fourth umpire Wayne Knights, Rizwan entered a guilty plea.Rhys Mariu and Michael Bracewell both hit half-centuries as the Black Caps amassed 264/8 in 42 overs as New Zealand defeated Pakistan to secure an ODI series whitewash. In response, bowler Ben Sears claimed his second straight five-wicket haul as New Zealand defeated Pakistan by 43 runs after bowling them out for 221. This was the visitors’ sixth straight men’s ODI loss against the hosts.
