Pakistan’s Women’s T20 World Cup campaign has begun with both a hefty loss on the field and a lighter pay packet off it. The side slipped 64 runs short against India at Edgbaston on 16 June, and have now been fined five per cent of their match fees for bowling one over fewer than required.
Match referee Trudy Anderson confirmed the sanction once the usual allowances—injuries, DRS checks, minor stoppages—had been taken into account. With Pakistan still an over behind, the penalty was automatic.
Under Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct, “players are fined 5% of their match fee for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time.” That wording removes any grey area, so no formal hearing was needed. Captain Fatima Sana accepted the charge immediately.
On-field umpires Claire Polosak and Jacquline Williams, backed up by TV umpire Eloise Sheridan and fourth official Sue Redfern, filed the report that triggered the deduction.
The defeat leaves Pakistan fifth of six in Group A with a net run rate of –3.200, hardly ideal ahead of tomorrow’s match, again at Edgbaston, against bottom-placed South Africa. A win—and a tidier clock—would revive semi-final hopes, though there is little margin for another stumble.
