The Indian Women’s Cricket Team has been fined 10% of their match fees for maintaining a slow over rate during the second ODI against Australia.The penalty was imposed by ICC Match Referee David Gilbert after India fell two overs short. The Indian team suffered a clean sweep 3-0 defeat in the three-match series. Despite the standout performance, the team struggled to match Australia’s dominance.
Series Struggles for India
The Indian women’s cricket team, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, failed to defend against Australia. Aussie women aggressively dominated batting in the second ODI held at Brisbane.
Australia has set a massive 371/8 , their highest-ever total against India in ODI cricket. In reply, India fell short and managed just 249 runs. This resulted in a 122- run loss
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Smriti Mandhana etched her name in history. She became the first female batter to score four ODI centuries in a calendar year.
Smriti’s outstanding performance has raised hopes for team India, but her efforts were not sufficient to dominate Aussie women’s bowlers.
Smriti Mandhana’s impressive century in the final ODI provided some home. However, India could not avoid a whitewash. The loss highlighted gaps in India’s bowling attack and fielding performance throughout the series.
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ICC Auction And Rule Violation
Under Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct, the fine was imposed on Team India. This article addresses slow over-rate offenses. According to the rule, players are penalized 5% of their match fees for overs bowled short of the target within the allocated time.
On-field umpires Claire Polosak and Donovan Koch, along with the third umpire Jacqueline Williams and fourth umpire David Taylor, raised the charge. Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur accepted the penalty with any contest. The penalty served as a warning for Team India to improve their overall rate management in future matches.
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