India fined for slow over-rate during first australia odi at scg

India fined for slow over-rate during first australia odi at scg

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"Kohli pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction, so there was no need for a formal hearing. On-field umpires Rod Tucker and Sam Nogajski, TV umpire Paul Reiffel


and fourth umpire Gerard Abood levelled the charge," the statement added. The first ODI between Australia and India on Friday went beyond the scheduled close by almost over an hour --


the match was supposed to end at 10.15 p.m. local time, but the final ball was delivered at 11.10 p.m. The game went on for about eight-and-a-half hours. The match on Saturday was also held


up during Australia's innings after a couple of protesters came onto the pitch, delaying the proceedings. However, they caused a delay of only about five minutes. Friday's


man-of-the-match Steve Smith said after the game that it was the longest ODI he has played. "That was the longest 50 overs in the field I've ever had, that's for sure,"


Smith told reporters after the match. "I don't know what to put it down to. Obviously there was the (pitch invaders) who came on the field in India's innings which took a bit


of time. And I think they went 45 minutes over the scheduled time and we were something similar," he added. "I don't know why. Not sure why. But it certainly felt like a long


time out there," Smith said.