England Team Fined for Slow Over Rate: England team has been fined heavy. The case is related to the T20 match played last Saturday, in which the Indian team defeated England by 97 runs. In this match, captain Smriti Mandhana scored an innings of 112 runs for the Indian women’s team. The fine has been imposed on the England team due to a slow-over rate. Let us tell you that by winning the first T20 match played in Nottingham, the Indian team has gone ahead 1-0 in the series.
The ICC issued a statement stating that the penal of the match referrals found that the England team had thrown 2 overs by the scheduled time. This fine has been imposed under Article 2.22 in the ICC Rules. Under this article, cases related to over-rate are contained. If the bowling team is unable to throw the entire over within the stipulated time, then the players have to pay 5 percent of the match fees for each over thrown after the scheduled time. In this way, the England team has been fined 10 percent in the first T20 match.
The four umpires of the match had put up a case of slow-over rate. England captain Nat Cyver Brant accepted the allegations, due to which there was no need for any action.
Team India’s bumper win
In this match played in Nottingham, the Indian team got an invitation to bat first. Stormy opener Shefali Verma could not do anything special in this match, which was dismissed for 20 runs. But captain Smriti Mandhana played a rage of 112 runs, during which she also scored the second fastest century for India in women’s T20 cricket. He had completed a century in 51 balls. Apart from him, Harleen Deol also scored 43 runs. In response, the entire team of England was reduced to just 113 runs. Captain Nate could not play any big innings other than Syre Brant.
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