The International Cricket Council (ICC) has penalized the West Indies men’s cricket team for maintaining a slow over rate during the recently concluded second Test of their home series against Sri Lanka in North Sound.
According to the ICC, the hosts were found to be two overs short of the required target after time allowances were taken into account. As a result, West Indies was fined 10 percent of their match fee and docked two ICC World Test Championship (WTC) points.
The sanction was imposed by ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees member Javagal Srinath.
Under the ICC World Test Championship playing conditions, teams lose one championship point for every over they fall short. The ICC Code of Conduct also states that players are fined 5 percent of their match fee for each over short, with the maximum penalty capped at 50 percent.
The punishment reduced West Indies’ WTC 2025-27 points tally to 18, while their winning percentage dropped to 15. However, they remained eighth in the standings, ahead of bottom-ranked Pakistan.
West Indies is now scheduled to host Pakistan in July-August for a two-match Test series.
West Indies captain Roston Chase pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction, meaning there was no need for a formal hearing.
The charge was levelled by on-field umpires Paul Reiffel and Ahsan Raza, third umpire Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid, and fourth umpire Deighton Buttler.
The second Test between West Indies and Sri Lanka ended in a draw. West Indies had won the opening Test by an innings and 217 runs, which helped them seal their first Test series victory over Sri Lanka in 23 years.
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