Kingstown, March 23 -- The West Indies women's cricket team have been fined 10 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate during the first T20I against Australia at the Arnos Vale Ground in Kingstown, St. Vincent.

Match referee Reon King of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Emirates International Panel imposed the sanction after the hosts were found two overs short of the required rate, even after accounting for time allowances, the ICC reported.

As per Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which states that for 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.

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