PSL 5: Lahore Qalandars fined for slow-over rate against Islamabad United

Lahore Qalandars have been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate against Islamabad United during the seventh match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season five at the Gaddafi Stadium.

Qalandars playing XI, who lost to United by one-wicket was fined as per Article 2.22 of the PSL Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel.

Lahore Qalandars were two overs short of their target in the required time.

If they are found guilty of another slow over-rate during the competition, it will be charged as their second offense.

Each member of their playing squad will be fined 20 percent of their match fees.

Both on-field umpires, Ranmore Martinesz and Rashid Riaz along with Shozab Raza, the third-umpire Nasir Hussain (fourth umpire), while match referee Mohammad Anees leveled the fine based on the applicable sanctions for Minimum Over Rate offenses.

Moreover, Lahore Qalandars have lost both their matches of PSL 5 and are on the last of the table.

On Sunday, Lahore Qalandars hosted Islamabad United in their PSL 2020 fixture at the Gaddafi Stadium.

SQUAD

Islamabad United: Colin Munro, Luke Ronchi (wk), Colin Ingram, Dawid Malan, Hussain Talat, Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Shadab Khan (capt), Ammad Butt, Ahmed Saifi Abdullah, Musa Khan

Lahore Qalandars: Chris Lynn, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Dane Vilas (wk), Sohail Akhtar (capt), David Weise, Samit Patel, Mohammad Faizan Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Usman Shinwari