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Afghanistan fined for slow over-rate against Zimbabwe
Afghanistan’s national cricket team has been fined for a slow over-rate in the one-off Test in Harare.
The team was penalised 25% of their match fee after being five overs short of the target, with allowances taken into account.
The sanction was imposed by ICC Match Referee Richie Richardson, under Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct, which fines players 5% of their match fee for each over not bowled in the allotted time.
Umpires Adrian Holdstock, Nitin Menon, Forster Mutizwa, and Percival Sizara laid the charge.
Captain Hashmatullah Shahidi pled guilty and accepted the sanction, so no formal hearing was needed.
In the match, Zimbabwe achieved their first-ever Test win at home since 2013, defeating Afghanistan by an innings and 73 runs.