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This is an archive article published on March 31, 2008

SA fined for slow over rate in Chennai Test

South Africa were fined for maintaining a slow over-rate in the drawn first Test against India, the ICC said in a statement.

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South Africa were fined on Monday for maintaining a slow over-rate in the drawn first test against India.

Captain Graeme Smith was ordered to forfeit 20 per cent of his match fee and each of his players received 10 per cent fines, the International Cricket Council said in a statement.

Match referee Roshan Mahanama imposed the fine after Smith8217;s side were ruled to be two overs short of their time allotted bowling target in the test which concluded in Chennai on Sunday.

The second match of the three-test series begins in Ahmedabad on Thursday.

 

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