Team India registered a second successive Super Over win in the fourth T20I on Friday to take an unassailable 4-0 lead in the five-match series. However, the Virat Kohli and his men have received a fined of 40 percent of the match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate in Wellington.

The statement regarding the same by the ICC read: “Chris Broad of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanctions after Virat Kohli’s side was ruled to be two overs short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration. In accordance with Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minimum over-rate offenses, players are fined 20 percent of their match fees for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted them.”

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Captain Kohli lost his wicket quite early, but India reached to a defendable target of 165/8 in their quota of 20 over owing to a gritty half-century by Manish Pandey. During the chase, opener Colin Munro and wicket-keeper batsman, Tim Seifert scored a half-century each as New Zealand managed to tie with India after allotted 20 overs.

The match went into Super Over, in which New Zealand scored 13 runs and India chased the target with a ball to spare.

The ICC’s statement further added, “Kohli pleaded guilty to the offense and accepted the proposed sanction, so there was no need for a formal hearing. On-field umpires Chris Brown and Shaun Haig, and third umpire Ashley Mehrotra leveled the charges.”

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The fifth and final T20I will be played at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Sunday and the men in blue will now be eyeing for a series whitewash.