Pakistan have been fined five per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate during the Final of the Pakistan ODI Tri-Series against Sri Lanka in Lahore on Saturday.
The hosts were found to be one over short after time allowances were taken into consideration by Jeff Crowe of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees.
Their breach was in accordance with Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel , which relates to minimum over-rate offences, players are fined five per cent of their match fee for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time.
On field umpires Ahsan Raza and Wayne Knights, third umpire Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid, and fourth umpire Rashid Riaz levelled the charge.
Pakistan captain Shaheen Shah Afridi pled guilty to the slow over-rate offence and accepted the proposed sanction.
Pakistan conceded 325/8 with the ball in the match, before chasing down the target by three wickets and nine balls to spare , taking away positives on the road to next year's ICC Men's Cricket World Cup.
In front of their home fans in Lahore, Pakistan's batting lineup delivered on all fronts, led by the experienced campaigner Fakhar Zaman.
The left-handed batter scored his 12th ODI century, belting 127 off 99 deliveries, which included 11 fours and six sixes.
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