New Delhi

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has reprimanded both Pakistan and Bangladesh for slow over rate in the recently concluded Rawalpindi Test. Both the teams have been fined match fee and docked World Test Championship (WTC) points as well.

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Pakistan were found six overs short while Bangladesh were three overs short. The home team was fined 30 percent match fee along with six WTC points. Bangladesh, on the other hand, were fined 15 percent match fee and three WTC points.

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The fines and point-deduction were 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. 

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In addition, as per Article 16.11.2 of the ICC World Test Championship playing conditions, a side is penalised one point for each over short. The offences and sanctions were approved by match referee Ranjan Madugalle and were accepted by both, Nazmul Hossain Shanto and Shan Masood.

As for the match, Pakistan lost the Test by 10 wickets on day 5. This was their first 10-wicket loss at home and Bangladesh's first Test win over them.

Addressing the media after his country’s first loss to Bangladesh in Tests, Masood admitted his team made plenty of mistakes during the first four days, with the bowlers failing to capitalise with the second new ball hurting them more.

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"As a team, we made many mistakes over the four days, and Bangladesh were worthy winners," Masood said during the media chat. 

"They were very disciplined in their batting. We gave them a few chances as well when Mehidy and Mushfiqur [Rahim] were playing. As a bowling unit, where we lost the game was the second new ball. That's where we could have imposed ourselves on the game and let ourselves down,” he added.