Sports

Sri Lanka penalised for slow over-rate in first ODI against New Zealand

28 Mar, 2023

Feature Image

Sri Lanka have been fined 20 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against New Zealand in the first ODI in Auckland on Saturday.

Jeff Crowe of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after Dasun Shanaka?s side was ruled to be one over 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 fee for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time.

In addition, as per Article 16.12.2 of the ICC Men?s Cricket World Cup Super League Playing Conditions, a side is penalised one point for each over short. Consequently, Sri Lanka will lose one point from their points tally during the Super League.

Shanaka pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction, so there was no need for a formal hearing.

On-field umpires Shaun Haig and Wayne Knights, third umpire Chris Brown and fourth umpire Cory Black leveled the charge.

Recommended For You

Feature Image

Reports of harassment in sports to be investigated

In a proactive bid to eradicate harassment at all levels of the sports arena in the country, the Women?s Committee of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOC Sri Lanka) officially launched its ?Harassment is No Game? campaign on 13th October 2020 via a Facebook Live Event on its official Facebook page. The Committee announced its comprehensive campaign is to prevent harassment at the launch event. The campaign organizers are looking to address all forms of harassment including mental,

14 Oct, 2020

Feature Image

Rafael Nadal wins record 13th French Open

Rafael Nadal produced one of his finest French Open displays to stun Novak Djokovic and equal Roger Federer’s record of 20 Grand Slam men’s titles. Spanish second seed Nadal outclassed world number one Djokovic in a 6-0 6-2 7-5 win, which clinched a record-extending 13th title at Roland Garros. Questions had been asked about 34-year-old Nadal’s level, but he responded with an almost flawless performance. Top seed Djokovic, 33, lost a completed match for the first time in 2020. The Serb was o

12 Oct, 2020

Feature Image

Novak Djokovic beats Pablo Carreno Busta to reach French Open semi-finals

World number one Novak Djokovic overcame early physical struggles to beat Pablo Carreno Busta and reach the French Open semi-finals. The Serb arrived on court with tape on his neck, repeatedly massaged his left biceps and grimaced on his way to losing the first set, but went on to win 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-4. It was a rematch of September’s US Open encounter where Djokovic was defaulted for hitting a line judge with a ball. Djokovic faces Stefanos Tsitsipas next. “I definitely didn’t feel great comi

08 Oct, 2020