ICC penalizes West Indies for shocking reason during T20I series against Australia

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has penalized the West Indies side with a 10% cut of their match fee for being two overs short after the time allowances were taken into consideration during the fourth T20I of the five-match series against Australia on July 26 at Warner Park in St. Kitts. 

By Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for the players and player support personnel, which is related to the minimum over-rate offences. The West Indies players have been fined five percent of their match fee for every single over that the side failed to bowl in the allotted time.

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Shai Hope, the captain of the side, has accepted the sanction that was proposed by the ICC match officials, avoiding the need for a formal hearing. The home side had already lost the three-match Test series by a margin of 0-3 with three huge defeats in Barbados, Grenada, and Jamaica.

West Indies fined over slow over rate during T20I series against Australia

The opening game of the five-match series in the shortest format was played at Sabina Park. West Indies smashed 189/8 in their allotted 20 overs thanks to half-centuries from captain Hope and Roston Chase. But the home side was way too powerful to chase the target by three wickets in hand and seven balls to spare, thanks to half-centuries from Mitchell Owen and Cameron Green.

The second fixture of the series ended in the same manner. Only Brandon King smashed fifty to get 172/8 in their 20 overs before the 131-run stand for the third wicket helped the visitors to take a 2-0 lead. The action moved to Warner Park, where Hope’s unbeaten century fired them over the 200-run mark. However, another poor bowling show and Tim David’s 102* sealed the deal for the Mitchell Marsh-led side.

The fourth game saw the hosts putting 205/9 on the board, shouldering on several starts. But in reply, Josh Inglis and Cameron Green smacked two fifties while Aaron Hardie drilled 23 runs to chase the 206 runs in 19.2 overs. The fifth and final fixture of the series will take place on July 29 at the same venue as Australia aim for an entire-trip whitewash.