Colombo, April 29 -- The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side have been fined five per cent of their match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate during the opening match held in Colombo on Sunday.
The sanction was imposed by Vanessa de Silva from the ICC International Panel of Match Referees after India were found to be one over short of the required rate, even after considering the applicable time allowances.
The fine is in line with Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which deals with minimum over-rate violations. As per the regulations, teams are penalized 5% of their match fee for each over that is not completed in the allotted time.
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