New Delhi, May 15 -- Pakistan have been docked eight points in the ongoing ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 cycle and fined 40 per cent of their match fee after being found eight overs short of the required rate once time allowances were considered, in the first Test of the two-match series against Bangladesh, according to the ICC website.

The penalty was handed down by Jeff Crowe of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees.

According to Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minimum over-rate violations, players are fined five per cent of their match fee for every over their team fails to complete in the stipulated time.

In addition, Article 16.11.2 of the World Test Ch...