Dubai: West Indies on Monday slipped to eighth spot within the World Test Championship standings after being penalised by docking two factors for gradual over-rate throughout their drawn first Test in opposition to England in Antigua.
The Kraigg Brathwaite-led aspect have been discovered to have been two overs quick after cheap changes and time allowances had been considered, the ICC mentioned.
As a outcome, West Indies have been fined 40 per cent of their match price and have been additionally penalised two factors within the ICC World Test Championship standings, dropping beneath Bangladesh to eighth place within the nine-steam standings.
They are certainly one of three groups to have been docked factors because of penalty overs.
This was West Indies’ first gradual over-rate offence within the 2021-2023 Championship cycle, whereas India have been docked three factors and ninth-placed England docked 10 throughout 10 matches so far.
As per the WTC enjoying situations, a aspect shall be penalised one WTC level and fined 20 p.c of their match charges for each over they’ve did not bowl within the allotted time.
West Indies’ four-pronged seam assault bowled the majority of the 188.5 overs because the Antigua Test noticed England bat lengthy in each innings.
West Indies frontline spinner Veerasammy Permaul despatched down simply 25 overs of his left-arm spin within the match, a major issue within the gradual over-rate.
Brathwaite has pointed to it as an space for enchancment going into the second Test in Barbados from Wednesday.
“There are some areas by way of run fee we are able to enhance and it’s merely simply setting the sphere and bowling to it and being disciplined sufficient to bowl to that area,” mentioned Brathwaite.
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