England Penalized 12 WTC Points for Slow Over Rate Against New Zealand

Kennington. England cricket team has been heavily penalized for slow over rate in the second Test match against New Zealand at The Oval.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has deducted 12 points from England's World Test Championship (WTC) table and also fined them 50 percent of their match fee. Since 12 points are awarded for winning a Test Championship match, this penalty has caused England to suffer a significant loss equivalent to the points earned by defeating New Zealand in the first Lord's Test.