Pakistan Slow Over-Rate: ICC Fines Team 5% of Match Fee After Tri-Series Final Win
LAHORE, PAKISTAN (Umeed News) — November 2, 2026 — The International Cricket Council (ICC) has fined Pakistan five per cent of their match fee over a Pakistan slow over-rate in the final of the ODI tri-series against Sri Lanka in Lahore. The final was played on Saturday, October 31.
Match referee Jeff Crowe of the ICC Elite Panel ruled that Pakistan were one over short after time allowances were taken into account, the ICC said.
The offence falls under Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel. It provides for a fine of five per cent of a player’s match fee for every over the side fails to bowl in the allotted time.
Captain Shaheen Shah Afridi pleaded guilty and accepted the proposed sanction, so no formal hearing was needed. On-field umpires Ahsan Raza and Wayne Knights, third umpire Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid and fourth umpire Rashid Riaz levelled the charge, Geo News reported.
Pakistan won the final at Gaddafi Stadium by three wickets, chasing a target of 326 with nine balls to spare. Sri Lanka had made 325 for eight, with Kamindu Mendis scoring 131, according to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
Fakhar Zaman scored 127 off 99 balls, his 12th ODI century, AFP and the PCB reported. The National described the title as Pakistan’s first ODI tri-series win since 2008.
