Pakistan lost all three Test matches in England, with the visitors failing to challenge the host nation across departments. The sub-continent nation has been sanctioned by the International Cricket Council for the slow over rate offence and deducted 11 points from their World Test Championship tally on Monday. Pakistan were 11 overs short after taking time allowances into consideration in the third and final Test at Edgbaston. The players were fined 50 percent of their match fees, the maximum penalty under the ICC Code of Conduct.
Ranjan Madugalle, who was the match referee, imposed the sanctions. Pakistan captain Babar Azam accepted the sanctions, and there was no need for a hearing.
The points deduction has reduced Pakistan’s tally to five from nine Tests in the ongoing cycle. They have slipped to ninth place with a percentage of 4.63.
It is another blow for the team that has been under the pump since landing in England. They managed just 133 in the first innings of the last game, but crossed the 400-run mark in the second innings. They set a target of 130 and took two early wickets to put England on the back foot.
However, captain Joe Root and Jordan Cox scored half-centuries to take England to an 8-wicket win. After losing the second Test at Lord’s, the Pakistan Cricket Board sent 7 players back and even sacked head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and bowling coach Umar Gul.
The decision-makers also launched a probe after claims of indiscipline and conduct issues surfaced during the tour.
Pakistan have won only two out of their last nine Tests, securing 12 points each for victories. They have been hit hard by the slow over rate penalty. Under the WTC rules and regulations, a team gets 12 points for a win, four for a draw and six for a tie.
The 11-point deduction shows Pakistan’s position in the 2025-27 WTC campaign. They have no chance of making it to the final and are at the bottom of the standings, with number 1 team Australia ahead by 91 points.
A team loses one point for every over short. For players, there is a provision for a five percent match fee deduction for every over short, with the maximum penalty capped at 50 percent.
Pakistan were given the maximum sanctions, with the players losing 50 percent of their match fees and a 11-point deduction.
Babar Azam’s team will next face Sri Lanka in a two-Test series in November in Lahore and Karachi.