New Delhi: India were penalised a 10 percent match fee after being pulled up for a slow over-rate during the second ODI against South Africa in Raipur on December 3. Match referee Richie Richardson from the Emirates ICC Eline Panel imposed the sanction after KL Rahul’s side was found two overs short of the requirement once all time allowances were taken into account.

The offence falls under Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct which deals specifically with minimum over-rate breaches. Under the rule, players lose five per cent of their match fee for every over their team fails to complete in the allotted time. With India two overs behind, the total deduction came to 10 percent.

The stand-in captain for the series KL Rahul accepted the charge and the proposed sanction without contest

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