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The International Cricket Council announced that Pakistan was fined 50% of their players' match fees and deducted 11 points from their World Test Championship standings due to a slow over rate during the recent Test match against England in Birmingham. The visitors were 11 overs short of their target, contributing to England's series sweep with an eight-wicket win. This penalty leaves Pakistan at the bottom of the WTC table with five points from nine matches, while Australia leads and South Africa is second ahead of the final scheduled for June 2027 in London.
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In May, Pakistan was penalized by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after maintaining a slow over rate during the third and final Test match against England in Birmingham. The team was fined 50% of their match fee and lost 11 World Test Championship points, bringing their total to just five points in nine matches, placing them at the bottom of the rankings. This penalty came after on-field umpires Paul Reiffel and Chris Gaffaney, along with third umpire Allahudien Palekar and fourth umpire Russell Warren, reported Pakistan’s slow over rate to match referee Ranjan Madugalle. The series concluded with England winning by eight wickets, securing a 3-0 sweep against Pakistan.

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The visitors were 11 overs short of their target as England won the match by eight wickets to sweep the series 3-0, the ICC said in a statement on Monday. Recommended Stories list of 4 items- list 1 of 4Cricketers to get best rooms at Asian Games 2026, says Japanese official - list 2 of 4Cricket turns political again as India do not accept Asia Cup trophy - list 3 of 4Pakistan captain Fatima Sana fined over Shafali Verma gesture in Asia Cup - list 4 of 4Pakistan U19 cricketers mistaken for asylum seekers by protesters in UK The sanction was imposed by Ranjan Madugalle of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees after on-field umpires Paul Reiffel and Chris Gaffaney, third umpire Allahudien Palekar and fourth umpire Russell Warren levelled the charge. The deduction leaves Pakistan rooted to the bottom of the standings with five points in nine matches.
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Pakistan were deducted 11 points in the World Test Championship and their players docked 50 percent of their match fees due to a slow over rate during last week’s Test match against England in Birmingham, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has said. asserted
Council → deduct → Birmingham
The visitors were 11 overs short of their target as England won the match by eight wickets to sweep the series 3-0, the ICC said in a statement on Monday. Recommended Stories list of 4 items- list 1 of 4Cricketers to get best rooms at Asian Games 2026, says Japanese official - list 2 of 4Cricket turns political again as India do not accept Asia Cup trophy - list 3 of 4Pakistan captain Fatima Sana fined over Shafali Verma gesture in Asia Cup - list 4 of 4Pakistan U19 cricketers mistaken for asylum seekers by protesters in UK The sanction was imposed by Ranjan Madugalle of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees after on-field umpires Paul Reiffel and Chris Gaffaney, third umpire Allahudien Palekar and fourth umpire Russell Warren levelled the charge. The deduction leaves Pakistan rooted to the bottom of the standings with five points in nine matches. asserted
deduction → win → matches
Australia, who have won eight of their 10 Tests in the current cycle, lead the table with defending champions South Africa second. asserted
Africa → win → table
The top two teams meet in the final at the Oval in London in June 2027. asserted
teams → meet → June
Turmoil for Pakistan It was England’s first Test series win since 2024, while Pakistan have now lost 16 of their last 21 games. asserted
Pakistan → lose → games
Root’s men had appeared set for a quickfire win in three days on Friday before debutant fast bowler Razaullah launched an audacious assault with the bat, clubbing nine sixes as he raced to 81 off 63 balls. asserted
he → appear → balls
The 21-year-old number nine, who also took four wickets in England’s first innings, put on 121 for the ninth wicket with fellow paceman Abbas (42) as England floundered. asserted
England → take → Abbas
Razaullah’s heroics changed the mood music, but they came too little, too late for Pakistan, who endured a miserable series, losing the first Test by an innings and 103 runs and the second by 194 runs. asserted
who → change → runs
The tourists sent seven players home after their crushing defeat in the second Test at Lord’s and brought in seven replacements, with Razaullah among them. asserted
tourists → send → them
They also sacked head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and assistant Umar Gul as their tour descended into chaos. asserted
tour → sack → chaos
Pakistan made four changes to their side for the third Test, and they put up a fight despite being dismissed for a paltry 133 in their first innings. asserted
they → make → innings
Captain Babar Azam admitted his team would have to take stock after a one-sided series. asserted
team → admit → series
“We had a couple of changes after losing two matches. asserted
We → have → matches
Playing in England is very difficult. asserted
Playing → play → England
We were trying to do our best in the third match,” he said. asserted
he → try → match
“We need to sit down and look hard at our mistakes, decide our playing XI.” asserted
We → need → XI
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