India and West Indies have both been penalized for maintaining slow over-rates during the third and final ODI of their three-match series in New Chandigarh on October 3, 2026, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed on October 5. India were handed a 20 per cent match-fee fine, while West Indies were fined 10 per cent.

India were found to be four overs short of the required rate after all permissible time allowances were taken into account. West Indies, who bowled second, were two overs short under the same calculation.

Under Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, teams are fined 5% of their players' match fees for each over they fail to bowl within the stipulated time.

India, West Indies accept slow over-rate charges

Match referee Prakash Bhatt, a member of the Emirates ICC International Panel of Match Referees, has imposed the following sanctions on the captains of the two teams.

Both captains pleaded guilty to the offenses and accepted the proposed penalties, so that no formal disciplinary hearing was required.

The charges were brought forward by on-field umpires Jayaraman Madanagopal and Sam Nogajski, and third umpire Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid and fourth umpire Virender Sharma, also part of the officiating team involved in the proceedings.

The disciplinary process was concluded after both captains accepted the charges with no further hearing, and so the penalties as imposed by the match referee remain in place.

What does ICC's slow over-rate rule say?

The sanctions were imposed under Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, and the regulation requires a five per cent deduction from players' match fees for every over a team falls short of the required bowling rate, once allowances are taken into consideration.

The calculation resulted in India's 20 per cent fine for being four overs short and West Indies given a 10 per cent penalty after falling two overs behind on the required rate.

The disciplinary action followed on from a high-scoring match at the PCA International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh, also known as Mullanpur, where India amassed 351/7 from their 50 overs but a successful chase by West Indies saw them win the match to end the ODI series on a five-wicket victory.

The result meant West Indies avoided a clean sweep in the three-match series as India had already secured the series before the final game. However, the slow over-rate penalties were applied separately from the match outcome and deal purely with the time taken for both teams to complete their innings.

The sanctions bring the disciplinary proceedings from the third ODI to a close and no further action is required in relation to these specific charges.