Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul Haq has been found guilty of breaching the ICC Code of Conduct as a result of his side's slow over-rate in the match against the West Indies on Tuesday.
ICC Match Referee Chris Broad found Inzamam guilty of breaching Clause C1 of the ICC Code of Conduct, which states that players shall at all times conduct play within the spirit of the game and that, in particular, captains are responsible at all times for ensuring that this is adhered to.
At a hearing conducted after the close of play on Tuesday, Inzamam was found guilty of a Level 2 breach of the ICC Code for Pakistan's slow over rate and was fined 100 per cent of his match fee for this breach.
As a result of the slow over-rate itself, Inzamam as captain was fined an additional 30 per cent of his match fee while the rest of the Pakistan players were fined 15 per cent of their match fees, which means the fine for Inzamam was 130 per cent of his match fee.
All Level 2 breaches carry a minimum penalty of 50 per cent of a player's match fee and a maximum penalty of their full match fee and/or a one Test match or two One-Day International match ban.
For Level 2 breaches of the ICC Code of Conduct the ICC Match Referee's decision is final and binding.
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