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‘Bhadi jhatka lag gaya bhai’ - Fans react as Australia and England get fined for slow over rates in Ashes 2023

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England won the last or fifth Test of the Ashes 2023 as the series ended at a scoreline of 2-2. After losing the first two games, the home team roared back and levelled it. But England and Australia got fined for maintaining slow over rates during the recently concluded five-match series. Recently, the Apex Council of Cricket came up with a release on their website and shared the update.

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They wrote: “Under the revised regulations, they were fined five per cent of their match fee and one WTC point for every over short. England fell two overs short in the first Test at Edgbaston, nine in the second Test at Lord's, three in the fourth Test at Old Trafford, and five in the last and final Test at The Oval.”

Currently, Australia are in the third spot while England are in the fifth spot in the WTC 2023-25 table

During this ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 cycle, each team is entitled to get 12 points for a win and four points for a draw. Australia have faced a deduction of 10 points for maintaining slow over rates in the fourth Test. While the home team have been deducted 19 points for maintaining slow over rates in four out of five Tests. 

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''Australia were handed a 50 per cent fine of their match fee (five per cent for each over short with a maximum of 50 per cent) for 10 overs in Manchester (fourth Test). England have been fined 10 per cent for the first Test, 45 per cent for the second, 15 per cent for the fourth, and 25 per cent for the fifth of their match fee for slow-over rate offences in the first two and the last two Tests respectively,'' they further wrote. After all these deductions and fines, the current WTC champion, Australia are in the third spot with 18 points (30 percentile). 

While England are in the fifth position with nine points (15%). India are in the second spot with 16 points (66.67%) while West Indies are in the fourth spot with four points (16.67%). Pakistan are currently at the top spot with 24 points (100%) as they won the recently concluded two-match series against Sri Lanka 2-0.

Here is how fans have reacted:

 

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