IND Vs NZ 1st ODI : India fined for slow over rate during their 12-run win

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IND Vs NZ 1st ODI : India fined for slow over rate during their 12-run win

During the 1st ODI between India and New Zealand at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, India apparently were bowling slower than they should have. They have been penalized by the ICC due to their slow over rate as they bowled out the Kiwis for 349 runs with 4 balls to spare.

The International Cricket Council have charged India 60% of their match fees for the first ODI after a series of slack bowling by the bowling line-up. According to reports, former Indian bowler Javagal Srinath, who is currently among the ICC Elite panel of Match Referees said that India were running 3 overs late than the desired target.

After a thorough analysis of the time allowances, ICC came to this conclusion. The players were also fined 20% of their respective match fees as disclosed in Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct that if a team is unable to comply with the allotted time to bowl overs, there will be repercussions.

There was no need for any hearing regarding this case as Indian Captain Rohit Sharma admitted their offence to the umpires of the match.

This penalty is coming in the back of an underwhelming bowling performance with every bowler going for more than at least 40 runs. Mohammad Siraj was the best bowler for India as picked up 4 wickets with an outstanding economy of 4.6 in his 10 overs.

In terms of Batting, those 20-30 runs extra in the death overs helped India pick up a very close win. The target of 350 was mainly powered by Shubhman Gill’s 200 and short cameos by Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav.

In response New Zealand came as close as 337 runs with Micheal Bracewell firing a 78 ball 140 but he eventuallyu failed to give his side the win. 20 runs were needed in the final over with the ball in the hands of Shardul Thakur. After conceding a six in the first ball and then bowling a wide, Thakur bowled a pin-point Yorker to LBW Bracewell.

The second ODI will take place tomorrow at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium at Raipur from 1:30 Pm onwards.

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