The International Cricket Council (ICC) has imposed financial penalties on both the Indian and West Indies cricket teams for maintaining slow over-rates during the third and final One Day International (ODI) match at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh PCA Stadium in New Chandigarh.
According to the ICC sanction report released on Monday (October 5, 2026), India was fined 20 percent of their match fee for falling four overs short of the target time, while West Indies was fined 10 percent of their match fee for being two overs behind. Under Article 2.2 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, players are fined five percent of their match fee for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time. On-field umpires Jayaraman Madanagopal and Sam Nogajski, along with TV umpire Sharfuddoula Saikat, leveled the charges. Both captains accepted the sanctions without a formal hearing. In the match, West Indies successfully chased down India's formidable target of 351 runs with five wickets in hand, led by captain Shai Hope’s unbeaten century, preventing a series sweep after India won the first two ODIs. Both teams will now clash in a five-match T20 International series beginning October 6 in Lucknow.
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