India, April 7 -- Things are going from bad to worse for Pakistan. Mohammad Rizwan and co recently suffered a whitewash in the three-match ODI series against New Zealand. Now, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has slapped a sanction after the visitors failed to learn from their mistakes. Pakistan have been fined 5 per cent of their match fees owing to a slow over-rate in the third ODI in Mount Maunganui.

This is the third time in a row that Pakistan have been penalised for maintaining a slow over-rate. Jeff Crowe of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction.

In the third and final ODI against Blackcaps, Pakistan were ruled to be one over short of the stipulated target with time allowances taken into consideration....