BARBADOS – The West Indies cricket team has been fined 40 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against New Zealand in the third and final ODI in Barbados on Sunday.

According to a news report from ICC Cricket, Richie Richardson of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees, imposed the sanction after the West Indies was ruled to be two overs 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 fees 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. As a result, West Indies will lose two points from their total tally during the Super League.

Nicholas Pooran pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction on his team’s behalf, so there was no need for a formal hearing.

On-field umpires Joel Wilson and Leslie Reifer, third umpire Gregory Brathwaite and fourth umpire Nigel Duguid levelled the charge.