IND vs WI 2023: India and West Indies Fined for Slow Over-rate in the First T20I match | India Tour of West Indies 2023

IND vs WI 2023: India and West Indies Fined for Slow Over-rate in the First T20I match | India Tour of West Indies 2023: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has fined India and West Indies for maintaining a slow over-rate in the first T20I of the ongoing India tour of West Indies 2023.

India was fined five per cent of their match fee for falling one over short of the minimum over rate, whereas West Indies have been fined 10 per cent of their match fee for falling two overs short of the minimum over rate.

The match was played at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad, on August 3, 2023. West Indies won the match by four runs. In addition to the fine, India and West Indies have also been warned to maintain a better over rate in the upcoming matches.

This is not the first time that India has been fined for slow over-rate. In the ICC World Test Championship final 2022-23 against Australia, India was fined 100 per cent of its match fee for falling 34 overs short of the minimum over rate.

Slow over-rate has become a significant problem in international cricket in recent years. In order to address this issue, the ICC has introduced several new rules, including a mandatory time-out after 20 overs of each innings.

IND vs WI 2023 1st T20I Match Summary:

In the First T20I Match, West Indies won the toss, and they chose to bat first on the good batting pitch of Brian Lara Stadium. West Indies had a decent start as they lost two wickets in the powerplay.

In the Middle Overs, West Indies Batters have played excellent cricket, especially Skipper Rovman Powell and Nicholas Pooran, who scored 48 and 41 runs, respectively. From Indian Side, Arshdeep Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal took two wickets each.

In the Second Inning, India came to bat, and both the openers got out early, but the Middle order batters played good cricket. Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Verma played a crucial knock of 21 and 39 runs, respectively, but India failed to chase the target and hence lost the match.

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