Big blow to Pakistan after 2-0 whitewash against South Africa, ICC penalise Asian giant due to this reason

Big blow to Pakistan after 2-0 whitewash against South Africa, ICC penalise Asian giant due to this reason
Babar Azam and Shan Masood in frame

Highlights:

ICC penalise Pakistan team.

They lost 2-0 against South Africa.

They have been slapped with an hefty fine.

ICC has penalized five ICC World Test Championship points and fined 25% of their match fee to Pakistan for sustaining a slow over-rate against South Africa in the second Test in Cape Town. According to the statement provided by ICC, Richie Richardson of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees assessed the sentence after Pakistan were ruled to be five overs short of the target when time allowances were taken into consideration.

Big blow to Pakistan

"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. In addition, as per Article 16.11.2 of the ICC World Test Championship playing conditions, a side is penalised one point for each over short," wrote ICC in their official statement.

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"Consequently, five World Test Championship points have been deducted from Pakistan’s points total. Pakistan captain Shan Masood pled guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction, so there was no need for a formal hearing. On-field umpires Kumar Dharmasena and Nitin Menon, third umpire Alex Wharf and fourth umpire Stephen Harris leveled the charge," the statement further added.

Pakistan face whitewash at the hand of Proteas

With a resounding 10-wicket victory over Pakistan in Cape Town, South Africa continued their winning streak in Test cricket and recorded their seventh straight triumph. Additionally, this victory solidified their position atop the World Test Championship rankings. This was South Africa's second 10-wicket Test victory over Pakistan, the first having occurred in Durban in 2002. Additionally, it prolonged their incredible winning streak in the WTC cycle. The next task for Pakistan, who are currently ranked second-last in the WTC standings, is a home series against the West Indies.

With contributions from both bat and ball, South Africa's victory demonstrated their strength as an all-around team. Although there were signs of promise in Pakistan's valiant second innings effort, their subpar first innings ultimately proved expensive.