ICC 'sanctions' Babar Azam team

Babar Azam's Pakistan side is on the verge of a premature exit from the ICC World Cup 2023 following their defeat to South Africa on Friday.

Babar Azam's Pakistan side is on the verge of a premature exit from the ICC World Cup 2023 following their defeat to South Africa on Friday.

The runners-up in the 2022 edition of the T20 World Cup suffered a heartbreaking loss to the Proteas in match No.26 of the One Day International (ODI) World Cup at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.

As per the latest developments, the Green Army has received a significant setback from the International Cricket Council (ICC) following a one-wicket trounce at the hands of the Proteas.

The global governing body of cricket has penalised Pakistan for a slow over-rate against South Africa at the ODI World Cup.

The 1992 world champions have been fined 20 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate in the World Cup match against South Africa at Chepauk.

After time allowances were taken into consideration, Babar and Co. were declared to be four overs short of the target.