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Pakistan Fined for Slow over-Rate in Lahore Final After Clinching ODI Tri-Series Title | Sports-Games
Shaheen Shah Afridi accepted the sanction after match referee Jeff Crowe ruled Pakistan were one over short under ICC Code Article 2.22.
On Saturday, Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by three wickets to clinch the Pakistan ODI Tri-Series at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
Match referee Jeff Crowe of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel ruled Pakistan was one over short after time allowances, violating Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for minimum over-rate offences.
Fakhar Zaman led Pakistan's chase with 127 off 99 balls, including 11 fours and six sixes, as the team successfully pursued Sri Lanka's total of 325 for eight.
Pakistan captain Shaheen Shah Afridi pleaded guilty to the charge and accepted a 5% match fee fine; the International Cricket Council confirmed no formal hearing was necessary.
On-Field umpires Ahsan Raza and Wayne Knights, third umpire Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid, and fourth umpire Rashid Riaz levelled the charge before Jeff Crowe imposed the sanction.