Pakistan cricket team slapped with fine vs New Zealand - Here's why

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Apr 1, 2025, 21:49 IST

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Pakistan have been fined 10 percent of their match fee for a slow over-rate in the first ODI against New Zealand, as they fell two overs short. Mark Chapman's 132 and Daryl Mitchell's 76 helped New Zealand post 344, which was enough for a 73-run victory as Pakistan collapsed from 249/3 to 271 all out.

Pakistan cricket team slapped with fine vs New Zealand - Here's why

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Pakistan have been fined 10 percent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate in the first One-Day International against New Zealand at Napier on Saturday.
"Jeff Crowe of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after Mohammad Rizwan’s side was ruled to be two overs short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration," the ICC said in a release on Tuesday.

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As per Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which pertains to minimum over-rate offenses, players are fined five percent of their match fees for every over their side fails to bowl within the allotted time.

Rizwan accepted the offense and the proposed sanction, eliminating the need for a formal hearing. The charge was leveled by on-field umpires Chris Brown and Paul Reiffel, third umpire Michael Gough, and fourth umpire Wayne Knights.
Mark Chapman played a career-best knock of 132 off 111 balls to steer New Zealand to a 73-run win in the first ODI at McLean Park. His brilliant innings, coupled with Daryl Mitchell’s gritty 76 and Muhammad Abbas' record-breaking debut fifty—the fastest-ever by a batter on debut—helped the hosts post a formidable 344.

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Pakistan looked on course to chase down the target for a large part of their innings. Babar Azam’s fluent 78 and Salman Agha’s explosive fifty put them in a commanding position, but a dramatic collapse saw them lose seven wickets for just 22 runs, crumbling from 249 for 3 to 271 all out.
Meanwhile, New Zealand will be without Chapman for the second ODI in Hamilton on Wednesday after he sustained a right hamstring injury while fielding in the first match. A subsequent MRI scan confirmed a grade one tear, requiring a short rehabilitation period.
Top-order batter Tim Seifert will replace Chapman in the squad for the Hamilton ODI. Seifert joins the team after a stellar T20I series against Pakistan, where he finished as the leading run-scorer with 249 runs at an average of 62.

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