Christchurch. England and New Zealand have been fined for maintaining a slow overrate in the first Test in Christchurch. The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday said both teams have been fined 15 per cent of their match fees and deducted three World Test Championship (WTC) competition points.
“David Boon of the ICC's Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed sanctions on both teams of Ben Stokes and Tom Latham after ruling that they were three overs short of the target taking into account time allowances,” the ICC said in a statement. “
In accordance with Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which deals with minimum overrate offences, players are fined five per cent of their match fee for each over not bowled in their stipulated time. Is.
Additionally, as per Article 16.11.2 of the ICC World Test Championship Playing Conditions, a team is penalized one point for each over falling short.
Both captains pleaded guilty and accepted the proposed punishment, so there was no need for a formal hearing.
Onfield umpires Ahsan Raza and Rod Tucker, third umpire Adrian Holdstock and fourth official Kim Cotton made the charges.
England won the first Test by eight wickets and diminished New Zealand's chances of playing in their second WTC final. Although England are already out of contention to reach next year's final despite an impressive eightwicket win at Hagley Oval, the drop in competition points is a major blow to New Zealand, who have dropped from fourth to fifth in the standings as a result. Has slipped into place.
New Zealand's points percentage (PCT) now stands at 47.92 per cent and can reach 55.36 per cent with a win in its remaining two matches against England.
This means the winners of the inaugural World Test Championship will face a tough challenge to qualify for the oneoff Test next year in June 2025, as they will need two wins against England if they are to reach the decisive Test at Lord's. And many other results also have to be achieved.
Currently, India top the charts with 61.11 pct, while South Africa's win over Sri Lanka in the first Test has moved them to second place behind Australia with 59.26 pct and 57.69 pct respectively.
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