Pakistan fined, Sarfraz avoids match-ban despite Sri Lanka victory

Pakistan team has been fined while skipper Sarfraz Ahmed just managed to avoided a match suspension due to slow over rate.

The fine – imposed for being one over short of completing their bowling innings within the scheduled period – means captain Sarfraz Ahmed is docked 20 per cent of his match fee, with the rest of the team docked 10 per cent.

The man in Green are through to semis in thriller Crucially however, it means Sarfraz is available for Wednesday's semi-final clash with England, also in Cardiff.

The wicketkeeper-batsman played a match-winning knock of unbeaten 61 in his side's nail-biting three-wicket win on Monday, teaming up with Mohammad Amir for an unbroken 75-run stand that got Pakistan home with 31 balls to spare.

Sarfraz will be on notice for the semi-final; if Pakistan exceed their allotted time period in that match and win, he could be suspended for the tournament decider.

Pakistan's over-rate wasn't helped by their decision to go in with a pace-heavy attack, as young leggie Shadab Khan was dropped and seamer Fahim Ashraf was selected in his stead.

The Pakistani pace attack got through 36.2 of the 49.2 overs, taking all 10 wickets between them for just the fifth time in the country's ODI history.