Pakistan have been fined for a slow over-rate in the ODI tri-series final against Sri Lanka in Lahore, the International Cricket Council confirmed on Monday 2 November 2026. The side was found to have completed its overs one short of the required rate even after all applicable time allowances were taken into account.

What the penalty means

Under Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct, the ruling triggers a 5 percent deduction from the match fee of every member of the playing group and the Player Support Personnel. Ahsan Raza and Wayne Knights were the on-field umpires, Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid was third umpire, and Rashid Riaz was fourth umpire. Captain Shaheen Shah Afridi accepted the sanction and entered a guilty plea, so the matter was resolved without a formal hearing, and no further proceedings are scheduled.

The final itself

The penalty arrived on the same day Pakistan celebrated winning the tri-series title. Chasing 326 set by Sri Lanka, Pakistan reached 331 for 7 in 48.3 overs to win by three wickets with nine balls remaining at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, in the final played on 31 October. Arafat Minhas made 61 off 31 balls and, with Hasan Nawaz unbeaten on 37, shared a sixth-wicket stand of 94 that carried Pakistan over the line.

A second offence in the tournament

The Lahore final was not Pakistan's first slow over-rate offence in the 2026 ODI tri-series. In the tournament opener at Rawalpindi on 18 October, also against Sri Lanka, Pakistan fell two overs short of the required rate and were docked 10 percent of their match fee on that occasion. The ruling from the final therefore confirmed Pakistan's second slow over-rate violation within the same competition.

Sources: CricTracker, 2 November 2026; ICC Code of Conduct Article 2.22 via CricTracker.