On Monday, West Indies lost the first Test against New Zealand at Wellington and now they have some more critical decisions to handle. Skipper Jason Holder will not be able to play the second Test in Hamilton on December 9.
According to a press release by the International Cricket Council (ICC), Jason has been banned for a Test by ICC for maintaining a slow over-rate during New Zealand’s innings.
The release further stated that Holder also handed he fine of 60 percent of the match fee after found the Windies were found to be three overs short of the target after time wages were taken into thought.
Apart from the right-handed batsmen, other players of the team were also fined 30 percent of the match fees for maintaining slow rate.
ICC’s code of conduct for slow over-rate under Article 2.5.1 and Appendix 2 state that players are fined 10 percent of the match fees for every over their side fail to bowl in the allotted time frame, while the skipper of the team is fined double the amount.
It is the second time that the Windies’ skipper has been found guilty of a minor over-rate offense in 2017. He was also found guilty during the Jamaica Test against Pakistan in April 2017.
After a horrifying batting, West Indies lost the first Test by an innings and 67 runs. Holder proved to be particularly ineffective at Wellington with him scoring mere 7 runs in both the innings and claiming only one wicket for himself.