Lahore, 13 October 2022: Balochistan and Northern have been fined PKR 28,000 and PKR 16,000, respectively for maintaining a slow over-rate in the ongoing Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2022-23.
Balochistan were three overs short in the third round match against Northern, while Northern were two overs short of their target in the same match played at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium.
Both teams were charged under Article 2.22 of the PCB Code of Conduct for Players and Players Support Personnel that deals with minimum over-rate offences.
Balochistan’s captain Asad Shafiq and Northern’s captain Nauman Ali pleaded guilty to the charges proposed by on-field umpires Faisal Khan Afridi and Ahmed Shahab and accepted the sanction leveled by match referee Ali Naqvi.