South Africa have been fined five percent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate in the third ODI against England in Southampton on Sunday.
Javagal Srinath of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after South Africa were ruled to be one over 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 five percent of their match fee for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time.
Captain Temba Bavuma pled guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction, so there was no need for a formal hearing.
On-field umpires Nitin Menon and Russell Warren, third umpire Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid and fourth umpire Mike Burns levelled the charge.
Surrendered in humiliating fashion
South Africa suffered the heaviest loss in ODI history as England dismissed the tourists for just 72 in a 342-run victory inspired by Jofra Archer’s blistering bowling and Jacob Bethell’s maiden hundred on Sunday.
Chasing 415 to complete a clean-sweep of the three-match series, the Proteas surrendered in humiliating fashion in 20.5 ignominious overs in Southampton.
It was the biggest winning margin in the history of the ODI format when batting first, surpassing India’s 317-run victory against Sri Lanka in 2023.
South Africa narrowly avoided beating their lowest ODI total of 69 against Australia in 1993.
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