In Bengaluru, Pakistan will be punished for their slow overrate in the ODI World Cup 2023 match against New Zealand.

In a league match of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 in Bengaluru on Saturday, Pakistan was penalized 10% of their match fee for continuing to overrate the sluggish pace against New Zealand.

Babar Azam‘s team was declared to be two overs short of the target when time allowances were taken into account, and Richie Richardson of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees applied the penalty.

Pakistan Players are penalized five percent of their match fee for each over in which their team fails to bowl in the permitted time, as per Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which deals with minimum over-rate breaches. There was no formal hearing required because Babar entered a guilty plea to the offense and accepted the suggested punishment. Third umpire Richard Illingworth, fourth umpire Joel Wilson, and on-field umpires Paul Wilson and Richard Kettleborough led the charge.