England and Sri Lanka fined for maintaining slow over-rates in respective matches

The England and Sri Lankan teams has been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during the side’s ICC World Twenty20 Super Eight fixture against New Zealand and West Indies respectively on Saturday.

Javagal Srinath of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees imposed the fines after both the sides were ruled to be one over short of its target at the end of the match when time allowances were taken into consideration.

In accordance with ICC Code of Conduct regulations governing minor over-rate offences, players are fined 10 per cent of their match fees for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time, with the captain fined double that amount.

As such, Broad and Jayawardene were fined 20 per cent of his match fee while the rest of the players received 10-per-cent fines.

The offence is contrary to Article 2.5.1 of the code which relates to minor over-rate offences. The penalty was accepted by England without contest so there was no need for a hearing.

The full text of the code can be found here.