Pakistan's ODI captain Azhar Ali
has been given a one-match suspension by the ICC for his side's slow
over rate during the fifth ODI against Australia in Adelaide on Sunday 22nd Jan.
Azhar will miss Pakistan's next ODI, on the tour of West Indies which will start on 31st March.
Azhar was also fined 40% of his match fee, while the players were fined 20%,
after Pakistan were found to be two overs short of their target once time allowances were taken into consideration
The charge was laid by on-field umpires Simon Fry and C Shamshuddin, third umpire Chris Gaffaney, and fourth official Sam Nogajski, and came at the end of a disappointing series for Azhar.
Pakistan were beaten 4-1, where Australia's win by 57 runs in the fifth Match. Azhar scored 24 runs in the first ODI before missing two matches due to a hamstring niggle. On his return, he scored 7 and 6 in the last two ODIs.
Azhar was also fined 40% of his match fee, while the players were fined 20%,
after Pakistan were found to be two overs short of their target once time allowances were taken into considerationThe charge was laid by on-field umpires Simon Fry and C Shamshuddin, third umpire Chris Gaffaney, and fourth official Sam Nogajski, and came at the end of a disappointing series for Azhar.
Pakistan were beaten 4-1, where Australia's win by 57 runs in the fifth Match. Azhar scored 24 runs in the first ODI before missing two matches due to a hamstring niggle. On his return, he scored 7 and 6 in the last two ODIs.