NZ vs PAK 2025: Mohammad Rizwan's Pakistan Team Fined for Third Consecutive Slow Over-Rate Offence

In the third ODI on Saturday in Mount Maunganui, Pakistan was penalized 5% of their match fee for continuing to play at a sluggish over-rate against New Zealand. After time allowances were taken into account, Mohammad Rizwan's team was determined to be one over short of the target, and Jeff Crowe of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees assessed the sentence.

Pakistan's situation continues to deteriorate. In their recent three-match ODI series against New Zealand, Mohammad Rizwan and company were thoroughly defeated. Pakistan has been penalized for sustaining a slow over-rate for the third consecutive time. The sanction was issued by Jeff Crowe of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees. After accounting for time allowances, Pakistan was declared to have fallen one over short of the objective in the third and final ODI against the Blackcaps.

NZ vs PAK 2025 Update:

Pakistan Team In The ODI Series Against New Zealand: ⤵️

1st ODI - Fined 10% match fees for slow over rate.
2nd ODI - Fined 5% match fees for slow over rate.
3rd ODI - Fined 5% match fees for slow over rate.

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For each over their team fails to bowl in the allocated time, players are penalized 5% of their match fee in accordance with Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which deals with minimum over-rate offenses. There was no need for a formal hearing because Rizwan entered a guilty plea to the crime and agreed to the suggested punishment. The charge was leveled by third umpire Michael Gough, fourth umpire Wayne Knights, and on-field umpires Chris Brown and Paul Reiffel.

Pakistan faced New Zealand in eight white-ball matches, including three ODIs and five T20Is. Only one T20I was won by the visitors. The team lost both the three-match ODI series 0-3, as well as the five-match T20I series 1-4. The T20I team did not include Muhammad Rizwan or Babar Azam. But for the ODI series, the seasoned pair came back.

Following the third ODI, the captain made this statement at the post-match celebration: "It's a disappointing series. The positives for us is the good touch of Babar Azam and Naseem Shah's batting. Sufiyan bowled really well. I will give credit to New Zealand; they played really in all departments of the game. We need to play better against a new ball. We will go back and discuss whatever we have learned from here. We are going to enjoy PSL; it's a big tournament for us. We couldn't do well in the Champions trophy (and the series here); hopefully, we will do well in PSL."

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