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England Fined, Docked Two WTC Points for Slow over Rate at Lord's
GREATER LONDON, ENGLAND, JUL 16 – England's slow over rate cost them two World Test Championship points and a 10% players' fine despite a 22-run win, dropping them from second to third place, ICC confirmed.
- England received a penalty of two World Test Championship points and a 10% deduction from the players' match fees due to a delayed over rate during the third Test match against India held at Lord's on July 14, 2025.
- The penalty was imposed because England failed to meet the minimum over rate by two overs, as outlined in the regulations governing the ICC World Test Championship.
- England captain Ben Stokes acknowledged the violation and agreed to the penalty without dispute, thereby bypassing the need for a formal hearing, with match referee Richie Richardson enforcing the sanction.
- The deduction lowered England's WTC points from 24 to 22 out of 36, dropping their percentage from 66.67% to 61.11%, which caused England to slip from second to third place behind Sri Lanka in the standings.
- This penalty marks England as the first team in the new 2025-2027 cycle to be deducted points, with the two-point loss potentially affecting their battle for series success and every WTC point.
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