{"id":24010,"date":"2026-09-14T08:05:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T08:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=24010"},"modified":"2026-09-14T08:05:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T08:05:49","slug":"pakistans-england-nightmare-deepens-11-wtc-points-docked-50-match-fee-fine-heres-why-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=24010","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan\u2019s England nightmare deepens: 11 WTC points docked, 50% match fee fine \u2014 here\u2019s why | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134236126,imgsize-126230,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/pakistan-vs-england.jpg\" alt=\"Pakistan\u2019s England nightmare deepens: 11 WTC points docked, 50% match fee fine \u2014 here\u2019s why\" title=\"Pakistan's Babar Azam, center, with teammates following his side's defeat to England at Edgbaston. (AP Photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Pakistan's Babar Azam, center, with teammates following his side's defeat to England at Edgbaston. (AP Photo)\">Pakistan&#8217;s Babar Azam, center, with teammates following his side&#8217;s defeat to England at Edgbaston. (AP Photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Pakistan\u2019s disastrous 0-3 Test series defeat against England has been compounded by a significant over-rate penalty, with the side losing 11 World Test Championship points and being fined 50 per cent of their match fee following the Edgbaston Test.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Pakistan were found to be 11 overs short of the required over-rate during the third and final Test in Birmingham, which England won by eight wickets to complete a 3-0 series sweep.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>\u201cPakistan have been hit with a pair of sanctions for maintaining a slow over-rate during the third and final ICC World Test Championship contest against England in Birmingham,\u201d the ICC said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>11-point deduction and maximum fine<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Ranjan Madugalle of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after on-field umpires Paul Reiffel and Chris Gaffaney, third umpire Allahudien Palekar and fourth umpire Russell Warren levelled the charge.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Pakistan captain <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/player-profile\/babar-azam\/59429\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Babar Azam<\/a> pled guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction, meaning there was no need for a formal hearing.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>The deduction further dents Pakistan\u2019s position at the bottom of the WTC standings, leaving them ninth with a points percentage of 4.63.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Under Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, players are fined five per cent of their match fee for every over their side fails to bowl within the allotted time, with the maximum penalty capped at 50 per cent.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>\u201cIn accordance with Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minimum over-rate offences, players are fined five per cent of their match fee for each over their team fails to bowl within the allotted time, with the maximum penalty capped at 50 percent of the match fee.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>The 11-over shortfall also resulted in an 11-point deduction under the WTC playing conditions.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>\u201cIn addition, as per Article 16.11.2 of the ICC World Test Championship playing conditions, a side is penalised one point for each over short. Consequently, 11 World Test Championship points have been deducted from Pakistan\u2019s points total,\u201d the ICC said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">ALSO READ:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/news\/15-vs-3-33-how-struggling-england-side-swept-pakistan-3-0\/articleshow\/134232776.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">15 vs 3.33: How struggling England side swept Pakistan 3-0<\/a><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>England complete 3-0 sweep<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/>The penalty adds to a miserable WTC campaign for Pakistan, who have recorded just two wins and seven defeats from nine Tests and now languish ninth in the standings.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/>England completed the series sweep with an eight-wicket victory at Edgbaston. Pakistan were bowled out for 133 in their first innings before England posted 453, taking a 320-run lead.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"41\"\/>Pakistan fought back with 449 in their second innings, with Shan Masood scoring 95, Babar making 76 and debutant Razaullah hitting 81. Razaullah and Mohammad Abbas added 121 for the ninth wicket.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"44\"\/>But England needed only 130 and reached 130\/2, with Joe Root unbeaten on 62 and Jordan Cox on 59.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"47\"\/>England had earlier won the series opener at Headingley by an innings and 103 runs and the second Test at Lord\u2019s by 194 runs.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"49\"\/>Pakistan\u2019s next WTC assignment comes in November when they host Sri Lanka for a two-Test series in Rawalpindi and Lahore.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/news\/pakistans-england-nightmare-deepens-11-wtc-points-docked-50-match-fee-fine-heres-why\/articleshow\/134236045.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan&#8217;s Babar Azam, center, with teammates following his side&#8217;s defeat to England at Edgbaston. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Pakistan\u2019s disastrous 0-3 Test series defeat against England has been compounded by a significant over-rate penalty, with the side losing 11 World Test Championship points and being fined 50 per cent of their match fee following the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23539,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pakistan-vs-england.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pakistan-vs-england.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pakistan-vs-england.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pakistan-vs-england.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pakistan-vs-england.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pakistan-vs-england.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pakistan-vs-england.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pakistan-vs-england.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pakistan-vs-england.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pakistan-vs-england.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pakistan-vs-england.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pakistan-vs-england.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pakistan-vs-england.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pakistan-vs-england.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"Pakistan&#8217;s Babar Azam, center, with teammates following his side&#8217;s defeat to England at Edgbaston. 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