Large fines were imposed on Australia and Team India for their slow over rates during the ICC World Test Championship Final (WTC Final 2023) at The Oval. On day five of the WTC Final in south London, an energised Australia defeated India by 209 runs.
And it was announced shortly after the play on Sunday ended that Australia would forfeit 80% of their match money. While India will lose all of their match fees for their slow over rate.
After time allowances were taken into account, it was determined that Australia was four overs short of the target and Team India was five overs short. Players are penalised 20% of their match fee for each over their team fails to bowl in the permitted time, as stated in Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel.
Shubman Gill of Team India also fined!
Shubman Gill of Team India will also be punished for appearing to condemn the choice to remove him from the game on the fourth day of the Test, in violation of rule 2.7, which deals with inappropriate comments made in public regarding an incident that occurred during an international match. The young starting opener was penalised 15% of his match fee.
According to television umpire Richard Kettleborough, Cameron Green’s catch to eliminate Gill was taken cleanly. Later that day, Gill posted something on social media that seemed to be in disagreement with the choice.
On the fifth day, seven wickets fell before lunch, ending Team India’s chances of a miraculous triumph on a sunny and muggy Sunday morning in south London.
At the conclusion of the session, 15 more minutes were needed to allow for the final wicket to be taken, and Nathan Lyon earned the distinction by taking out Mohammed Siraj to give Australia the World Test Championship trophy.
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