The Pakistan cricket team faced the consequences of failing to maintain the required over-rate during their recent Test match against South Africa in Cape Town.
Match referee Richie Richardson confirmed that Pakistan were five overs short of the target, resulting in a fine of 25 percent of their match fee and the loss of five ICC World Test Championship points.
This penalty reflects the ICC’s strict enforcement of over-rate regulations to ensure smooth conduct during matches.
Meanwhile, South Africa cruised to an emphatic ten-wicket win over Pakistan, sealing their seventh Test win in a row and their place in the final of the ICC World Test Championship.
Match concluded In spite of strong resistance from Pakistan in the second innings in just two and a half days.
Asked to follow on with a deficit of 421 runs, Pakistan fought back, with captain Shaun Masood scoring an emphatic century and building a 205-run opening stand with Babar Azam.
The partnership of Mohammad Rizwan and Salman Agha further frustrated the South African bowlers, especially during their 88-run partnership.
However, South Africa eventually prevailed later in the day, with spinner Keshav Maharaj leading the charge.
Pakistan’s bid to overcome the second-largest first innings deficit in Test history failed, with South Africa managing just 58 runs in the chase, which they managed in 7.1 overs.
