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India and West Indies Fined for Slow Over Rates in Final ODI
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In Short: India were fined 20% of their match fee, while West Indies received a 10% fine after being found to be four and two overs short of their required over-rates, respectively.
India and West Indies were fined for maintaining slow over-rates during the third and final ODI of their series in New Chandigarh on Saturday, according to the ICC website.
Prakash Bhatt of the Emirates ICC International Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanctions, with India receiving a 20% fine of their match fee and West Indies a 10% fine.
Both teams entered the match with different stakes: India, already leading the series 2-0, and West Indies, looking to salvage some pride after conceding the series.
West Indies, led by Shai Hope's unbeaten 162, achieved a historic victory by chasing down a target of 352, their highest successful run chase in men's ODIs.
Despite the victory, West Indies captain Shai Hope and India captain Shubman Gill both pleaded guilty to the charges, avoiding formal hearings.
The ICC penalizes teams under Article 2.2 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which imposes a five percent fine for each over a team fails to bowl within the allotted time.
The teams will now shift their focus to a five-match T20I series, which begins in Lucknow on October 6.
India's Shubman Gill was named Player of the Series, having scored 334 runs across the three matches, including an unbeaten 223 in the second ODI.
The match in New Chandigarh lasted over nine hours, with former India head coach Ravi Shastri and former wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik highlighting the length of the game.
India's KL Rahul scored an unbeaten 162, pushing India to a total of 351/7, while Rohit Sharma contributed a 92.
The slow over-rate charges were brought by on-field umpires Jayaraman Madanagopal and Sam Nogajski, third umpire Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid, and fourth umpire Virender Sharma.
What this adds
The penalties came despite India winning the three-match ODI series 2-1.
It was the first time since December 2019 that India had lost an ODI match at home against the West Indies.
Background
The West Indies are an island subregion of the Americas, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, which comprises 13 independent island countries and 18 dependencies in three archipelagos: the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Lucayan Archipelago.
What's confirmed
- India were fined 20 per cent of their match fee, while West Indies were fined 10 per cent after being found to be four and two overs short of their required over-rates, respectively, after time allowances were taken into consideration, as per the ICC website.
- Add ANI As A Trusted Source For Reliable Information ANI | Updated: Oct 05, 2026 16:00 IST New Delhi [ India ], October 5 (ANI): India and West Indies have been fined for maintaining slow over-rates during the third and final ODI of their series in New Chandigarh on Saturday.
- Prakash Bhatt of the Emirates ICC International Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanctions.
- West Indies entered the final ODI having already conceded the three-match series 2-0, but ended the ODI leg of their India tour on a historic note in New Chandigarh.
- Led by an unbeaten 162 from Shai Hope, West Indies chased down 352 to register their highest successful run chase in men's ODIs.
- The two teams will now shift their focus to the five-match T20I series, which gets underway on 6 October.
- NEW CHANDIGARH: India and West Indies have been sanctioned for maintaining slow over-rates during the third and final ODI of their series at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
- The Indian team has been fined 20 per cent of their match fee, while West Indies have been fined 10 per cent.
- Under Article 2.2 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which deals with minimum over-rate offences, the players are fined five per cent for each over their team fails to bowl within the allotted time.
- There was no requirement for formal hearings, as both the captains pleaded guilty and accepted the sanctions proposed by the match referee.
- The two sides will now turn their attention to the five-match T20I series, which begins on October 6.
What's still developing
- India: Shreyas Iyer (c), Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav and Mayank Yadav.
- West Indies: Shai Hope (c), Jewel Andrew, Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Shimron Hetmyer, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Keemo Paul, Kamil Pooran, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Quentin Sampson, Romario Shepherd and Shamar Springer.
- The penalties came despite India winning the three-match ODI series 2-1.
- As far as matters on the field are concerned, India will be relatively happy with how their final preparations for the World Cup 2027 have started.
- Slow over rates have plagued cricket and its flow for a long time.
- Earlier, India captain Shubman Gill fell after scoring just one run in his domestic home ground, after having scored centuries in the previous two matches.
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