West Indies have been penalised for a gradual over-rate through the recently-concluded first Test towards England on the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua.
The Kraigg Brathwaite-led aspect have been discovered responsible of two overs brief after cheap changes and time allowances had been considered. Due to this fact, West Indies have been fined 40 per cent of their match price by the umpiring crew of Joel Wilson, Gregory Brathwaite, Nigel Duguid and Leslie Reifer.
Captain Brathwaite pleaded responsible to the offence, with ICC Elite Panel of match referee Richie Richardson imposing the sanction with out want for a proper listening to.
The Caribbean crew have additionally been penalised two factors within the ICC World Check Championship Standings. The implications of the docked factors imply that West Indies have now slipped under Bangladesh within the WTC desk to the eighth spot.
Notably, West Indies is the third crew to have been docked factors because of penalty overs. Aside from the Windies, India have been cropped three factors thus far, and ninth-placed England have been docked ten factors.
Within the match, West Indies frontline spinner Veerasammy Permaul solely bowled 25 overs whereas a four-pronged seam assault delivered 188.5 overs. There isn’t a doubt that the dearth of spin overs was a major issue within the gradual over-rate, and Brathwaite additionally pointed it out as an space for enchancment going into the second Check in Barbados.
“There are some areas when it comes to run-rate we will enhance, and it’s merely simply setting the sector and bowling to it and being disciplined sufficient to bowl to that discipline. I believe we will do this higher, particularly within the center overs when a partnership could construct. I believe as soon as we’re tighter, then we will construct somewhat extra strain for us to get the wickets later within the innings,” stated Brathwaite forward of the Barbados Check.
