Kiwis show slow over-rate in 4th ODI
New Zealand Cricket Team has been fined for practicing slow over-rate in the 4th ODI, being played between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 in Napier on Monday, 31 February. The Kiwis, who lost the match by two wickets, has been penalized for this practice
that is strictly banned by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
One of the referees of Emirates Elite Panel, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alan-George-Hurst-c42680, has blamed the Kiwi bowlers for delayed bowling and thus imposed fine on them. The fine will equally apply on all the players of the team except the skipper who is laible to pay the double amount.
According to the rules of ICC, if a team fails to complete its overs within the allotted time, the whole team is fined. The fine ratio is 10 percent for the players and 20 percent for the skipper. This fine is deducted from the match fees of the players.
During their turn of bowling in the 4th ODI, the Kiwi bowlers maintained a slow over-rate. At the end of the match, when referees calculated the time, they found the one hour delay in the over-rate.
As per the ICC rules, if the skipper of a team is found to be guilty of slow over-rate practices for three times in a year, he is punished with one match suspension.
In the history of Cricket, many teams and players have been fined for this nefarious act. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757. Like this, there are many other examples.
Slow over-rate is a outrageous practice in the Cricket. Slow-over rate is maintained to confuse the batsmen and tire them.
When a batsman has to unusually wait for the ball, he may lose his batting tempo and begins to feel bored. To curb this thing, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 has formulated a code of conduct. According to the code, every team is allotted the over-rate time before the start of
the match. The team is bound to complete its over target within that time. If it is found to be guilty of maintain slow over-rate, all the players of the team are fined.
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