PAK vs AUS 1st Test – Pakistan suffered a significant 360-run defeat in the first Test against Australia, with scores of 487 and 233 for 5 posted by Australia and 271 and 89 by Pakistan in their innings.
Heavy criticism followed this loss, marking a major setback.
Pakistan faced penalties due to a slow over rate against Australia, resulting in a 10% match fee fine and a deduction of two points from their ICC World Test Championship total.
Pakistan penalised for slow over-rate during the first Test against Australia.#WTC25 | #AUSvPAKhttps://t.co/0zOgweUtCX
— ICC (@ICC) December 18, 2023
This slip dropped Pakistan from second to second place in the World Test Championship rankings, reducing their percentage from 66.67 to 61.11.
As per ICC rules, Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct penalizes players with a five percent fine on their match fee for each over not bowled within the team’s specified time.
Additionally, clause 16.11.2 of the ICC World Test Championship Playing Conditions incurs one demerit point for each delayed over, resulting in point deductions.
Consequently, Pakistan’s total points in the World Test Championship decreased by two due to these penalties.
