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Harare: The host’s Zimbabwe were penalised for slow overate during the third and final T20I of the three-match series against Afghanistan at the Harare Sports Club.
The charges were levelled by on-field umpires Iknow Chabi and Forster Mutizwa, third umpire Percival Sizara and fourth umpire Langton Rusere. Zimbabwe skipper Sikandar Raza pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted the sanctions raised from the Emirates ICC Elite Panel Match Referee Andy Pycroft.
The charges were levelled 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 per cent of their match fee for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time.
Zimbabwe are currently hostin Afghanistan for an all-format tour, which started with a three-T20I series between the two sides. While the hosts had emerged victorious in the first match, the visitors bounced back and clinched the series with successive wins.
The two teams will now contest in three ODIs that will be followed by two Test matches. Coming to the third match, Rashid Khan and Azmatullah Omarzai guided Afghanistan to clinch a three-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the third T20I match of the series on Saturday at the Harare Sports Club in Harare.
With the win on Saturday, Afghanistan clinched a series win over Zimbabwe.
