India vs New Zealand, 1st ODI Hamilton: Virat Kohli and Co. Fined 80 Per Cent Of Match Fee For Slow Over-Rate

Chris Broad of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees fined Indian cricketers 80 per cent of their match fee after the visitors were ruled to be four overs short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration.

Virat Kohli-led Indian cricket team on Wednesday were fined 80 per cent of their match by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for maintaining slow over-rate for the third successive time. The visitors were found four overs short of the target during the opening one-day International against New Zealand in Hamilton.

India lost the match by four wickets, giving the hosts a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

Chris Broad of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees fined Indian cricketers 80 per cent of their match fee after the visitors were ruled to be four overs short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration.

In 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 20 per cent of their match fees for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time.

“Kohli pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction, so there was no need for a formal hearing,” an ICC release said.

On-field umpires Shaun Haig and Langton Rusere, third umpire Bruce Oxenford and fourth umpire Chris Brown levelled the charges.

Earlier, the Indian team were docked 40 per cent and 20 per cent of its match fee for slow over-rate in the fourth and fifth T20 International against New Zealand on February 1 and February 3 respectively.