England has been fined 10% of their match fee and deducted two ICC World Test Championship points for maintaining a sluggish overrate against India in the third Test at Lord’s. Richie Richardson of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sentence after England was found to be two overs short of the target after time allowances were applied.
According to Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which addresses minimum over-rate offences, players are penalised 5% of their match fee for each over in which their team fails to bowl inside the allocated time.
Furthermore, as per Article 16.11.2 of the ICC World Test Championship playing regulations, a team is penalised one point for each over short. As a result, two World Test Championship points were deducted from England’s total.
England captain Ben Stokes pleaded guilty and accepted the suggested punishment, so there was no need for a formal hearing.
On-field umpires Paul Reiffel and Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid, third umpire Ahsan Raza, and fourth umpire Graham Lloyd issued the charge.
In this game, we faced off against one another. Ben Stokes
“What today was and what was on the line, yesterday was a little different because there was more cricket to be played; I dragged myself out there, and to be honest, I was fried yesterday as well, but the game was on the line, and nothing could stop me.
I am an all-rounder, and I have four opportunities to affect the game. One of the benefits of being an all-rounder is that if one thing doesn’t quite click, you have the other,” England captain Ben Stokes was cited as saying at the post-match presentation.
“I had bowled a big spell, I was quite psyched up, extremely vital position at extra cover, it was one of those things, I saw Rishabh stutter in my peripheral, natural instincts took over, and it is a terrific feeling when you let go of the ball and know it is heading for the stumps.
Rishabh Pant performed quite well; we all know how dangerous he can be, and that wicket this morning was crucial, and Jofra was the one to take it. It was always going to be the case, two very excellent sides going at it; we went toe-to-toe in this game, and I’m not going to lie, I can’t wait to get on the bed for four days and then head to Manchester,” Stokes said.
India
