India penalized for slow over-rate in Centurion Test

India have been fined 10 percent of their match fee and penalized two ICC World Test Championship points for maintaining a slow over-rate against South Africa in the first Test in Centurion.

Chris Broad of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after India was ruled to be two overs short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration.

By Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minimum over-rate offenses, players are fined five percent of their match fee for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time.

In addition, as per Article 16.11.2 of the ICC World Test Championship playing conditions, a side is penalized one point for each over short. Consequently, two World Test Championship points have been deducted from India’s points total.

India captain Rohit Sharma pled guilty to the offense and accepted the proposed sanction, so there was no need for a formal hearing.

On-field umpires Paul Reiffel and Langton Rusere, third umpire Ahsan Raza and fourth umpire Stephen Harris leveled the charge.