England fined for slow over-rate in first WT20I against India

Nottingham: England have been fined 10 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against India in the first Women's T20 International which the visitors won by 97 runs here.

Helen Pack of the Emirates ICC International Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction as England were 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 offences, players are fined five per cent of their match fee for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time," the ICC said in a statement on Sunday.

England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction, so there was no need for a formal hearing.

On-field umpires Jacqueline Williams and James Middlebrook, third umpire Sue Redfern and fourth umpire Anna Harris levelled the charge.

Invited to bat, India piled on 210 for five, with stand-in skipper Smriti Mandhana hitting 112 off 62 balls, her maiden T20I hundred.

Chasing 211, England were all out for 113 in 14.5 overs, as India took 1-0 lead in the five-match T20I series.

The second match will be played at Bristol on Tuesday.