Australia and Indian teams have been fined 80% and 100% of the match fee for slow over-rate in the WTC Final that took place on Sunday. Indian batter Shubman Gill will also be facing sanction for criticising umpires decision over his dismissal on the fourth day of the final.🚨 JUST IN: India, Australia and star opener sanctioned by the ICC.Details ⬇️https://t.co/n1AVCUeVTm— ICC (@ICC) June 12, 2023 India lost to Australia by 209 runs at The Oval on Sunday.On top of the world 🌏#WTC23 pic.twitter.com/uPz7JGOih3— ICC (@ICC) June 12, 2023 The Indian team was reportedly five overs short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration whereas, Australia was four overs short.Different events, similar emotions. #WTC23 | #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/4F3oy2cJMN— ICC (@ICC) June 11, 2023 Under the Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, players are fined 20% of their match fee for every over their side fails to bowl in the assigned time frame.Richie Richardson of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanctions after India were ruled to be five overs short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration while Australia were found to be four overs short.Also, India batter Shubman Gill has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct. Gill was found to have breached Article 2.7 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “public criticism of, or inappropriate comment in relation to an incident occurring in an international match.”In addition to this, one demerit point has been added to Gills disciplinary record, for whom it was the first offence in a 24-month period.The incident occurred after the fourth days play when Gill criticised the umpiring decision for his dismissal in the second innings of the match on social media. Gill too accepted the sanction, so there was no need for a formal hearing.On-field umpires Richard Illingworth and Chris Gaffaney, third umpire Richard Kettleborough and fourth umpire Kumar Dharmasena leveled the charges.Level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand, a maximum penalty of 50 per cent of a players match fee, and one or two demerit points.
