ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026: Why Did Cricket Board Penalise Pakistan 5% Of Match Fees Against India?

Pakistan were fined five per cent of their match fee after being found guilty of a slow over-rate against India in their Group A match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Sunday. They were ruled one over short after time allowances were taken into account.

Trudy Anderson of the Emirates ICC International Panel of Match Referees imposed the penalty under Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel. The rule covers minimum over-rate offences, with players fined five per cent of their match fee for each over not bowled in time.

Pakistan captain Fatima Sana pled guilty and accepted the proposed sanction, so no formal hearing was needed. On-field umpires Claire Polosak and Jacqueline Williams, third umpire Eloise Sheridan and fourth umpire Sue Redfern levelled the charge.

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup

The Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 will be hosted across seven venues in England. The Lord’s Cricket Ground, The Oval, Bristol County Ground, Headingley, Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Hampshire Bowl and Edgbaston are the seven venues.

The semi-finals will be held at The Oval, while the T20 World Cup 2026 final will be hosted at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground in London.

The 12 participating teams have been divided into two groups of six each.

As per the format of the tournament, all teams will play against the other sides from their respective group once. The top two teams from each group at the end of all the group matches will qualify for the semi-finals.

A total of 31 matches will be played over the course of the tournament as New Zealand look to defend their title.

The White Ferns’ Trans-Tasman rivals Australia are the most successful team in the history of the tournament, having won the title six times.

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026: Pakistan Squad