RAWALPINDI: Pakistan and Bangladesh have been fined and docked World Test Championship points over slow over rates during the first Test in Rawalpindi, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said Monday.
Bangladesh achieved their first victory over Pakistan in 14 Tests with a thumping 10-wicket win on Sunday after both teams struggled in hot conditions on a flat Rawalpindi pitch.
“Hosts Pakistan were found to be six overs short and lost six WTC points, while visitors Bangladesh were docked three points after being found three overs short of the acceptable rate,” the ICC said in a release.
Pakistan’s players were also fined 30 percent of their match fee and the Bangladeshis 15 percent, it said.
Pakistan slumped to eighth in the nine-team WTC points table after the defeat, while Bangladesh are seventh.
Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan was also fined 10 percent of his match fee and received a demerit point for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct.
“Shakib threw the ball at Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan in the 33rd over of the second innings after the latter had backed away,” the ICC said.
The second and final Test will also be played in Rawalpindi from Friday.
Pakistan and Bangladesh fined for slow over rates in 1st Test
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Pakistan and Bangladesh fined for slow over rates in 1st Test
- Bangladesh achieved their first victory over Pakistan in 14 Tests with a thumping 10-wicket win on Sunday
- Pakistan slumped to eighth in the nine-team WTC points table after the defeat, while Bangladesh are seventh
Dense fog prompts motorway closures in parts of Pakistan
- The development came as thick fog enveloped parts of the eastern Punjab and southern Sindh provinces
- On Sunday, six international flights bound for Karachi were diverted to Muscat, Islamabad due to fog
ISLAMABAD: Dense fog shrouded parts of Pakistan and forced authorities to partially and fully close multiple motorway sections, a motorway police spokesman said late Sunday.
The development came as thick fog enveloped parts of the eastern Punjab and southern Sindh provinces reducing visibility and increasing chances of accidents on highways.
Consequently, the M-11 motorway between Lahore and Sialkot was closed, while heavy vehicles were barred from traveling on M-5 motorway from Punjab’s Multan to Rohri in Sindh.
“Citizens should prioritize travel during daytime,” Syed Imran Ahmed, a spokesman for motorway police, said in a statement. “Safe travel times in fog are from 10am to 6pm.”
Authorities earlier closed M-2 motorway from Thokar Niaz Baig to Kot Momin, the M-3 motorway section from Faizpur to Darkhana and the M-4 section from Pindi Bhattiyan to Abdul Hakeem. However, these motorway sections were reopened for traffic as visibility improved around 10am on Sunday.
Also on Sunday, six international flights bound for Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi were diverted to Muscat and Islamabad as dense fog surrounded the metropolis, the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) said.
