The International Cricket Council (ICC) has fined Pakistan 40 percent of their match fees and docked eight World Test Championship (WTC) points after being found guilty of maintaining a slow over-rate in the first Test against Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium.
The sanction was imposed by Jeff Crowe of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees, who ruled that Pakistan were eight overs short of the required target after permitted time allowances were taken into account.
Under Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, players are fined five percent of their match fee for every over short.
hat translated into a 40 percent fine for Pakistan’s players. In addition, Article 16.11.2 of the WTC playing conditions states that a team loses one championship point for every over short, which resulted in Pakistan being docked eight points.
Pakistan captain Shan Masood admitted the offense and accepted the proposed penalty, meaning there was no need for a formal hearing. The charge was levelled by on-field umpires Richard Kettleborough and Kumar Dharmasena, along with third umpire Allahuddien Palekar and fourth umpire Gazi Sohel.
The disciplinary blow came on top of a painful on-field setback, as Bangladesh secured a historic 104-run victory, their first-ever home Test win against Pakistan.
The over-rate penalty has added to Pakistan’s troubles early in the 2025-27 WTC cycle, reducing their tally from 12 points to 4 and making an already disappointing defeat even more damaging.