PROTEAS FINED FOR SLOW OVER-RATE IN FOURTH ODI

Johannesburg, Feb. 11: South Africa were on Sunday fined for maintaining a slow over-rate in the fourth One-Day International against India here, which they won by five wickets to keep the sixmatch series alive.

ICC match referee Andy Pycroft imposed the fine after Aiden Markram’s side was ruled to be one over short of their target in yesterday’s match, when time allowances were taken into consideration. In accordance with Article 2.5.1 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Players Support Personnel, which relates to minor over-rate offences, players were fined 10 per cent of their match fees for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time, with the captain fined double that amount.

As such, Markram has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee, while the South African players have received 10 per cent fines.