Bangladesh's misery at slumping to their fourth defeat in four one-dayers against Pakistan was compounded on Thursday when they were fined for a slow over-rate and then saw opener Shahriar Nafees reprimanded for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct.
Both incidents arose from the third game of the five-match series played in Lahore on April 13. Match referee Mike Procter imposed the fine after Mohammad Ashraful's side was ruled to be one over short of its target.
Ashraful was fined 10 per cent of his match fee while each of his players received five per cent fines. In a separate incident, Shahriar was found to have breached clause 1.2 of the ICC Code of Conduct which relates to "abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings."
The incident took place in the 21st over of Pakistan's innings when, after misfielding, Shahriar kicked and damaged an advertising hoarding. The opener, who got a duck in Bangladesh's 23-run defeat, pleaded guilty at the hearing. "It was Shahriar's third misfield in the innings and he was obviously frustrated as it was a crucial game because Bangladesh was playing to stay alive in the series," said Procter.
"But it is not the sort of example that players should be setting at any time. Shahriar pleased guilty, apologised for the incident and promised not to repeat it again." The fifth and final ODI takes place in Karachi on Saturday with a one-off Twenty20 international taking place at the same venue on Sunday.
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