St Kitts & Nevis Patriots penalised for slow over rate
The St Kitts & Nevis Patriots were charged with a breach of Article 2.5 of the Hero CPL Code of Conduct – Minimum Over Rate Offences – at the end of Match 1 between themselves and the Trinbago Knight Riders on Wednesday 4 September at the Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain.
PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO – SEPTEMBER 04: In this handout image provided by CPL T20, Trinbago Knight Riders celebrate the wicket of Carlos Brathwaite of St Kitts and Nevis Patriots during the Hero Caribbean Premier League match between Trinbago Knight Riders and St Kitts Nevis Patriots at Queen’s Park Oval on September 04, 2019 in Port of Spain, Trinidad And Tobago. (Photo by Ashley Allen – CPL T20/Getty Images)
The charge of being one (1) over down was laid by the Match Officials Team against the captain of the Patriots, Carlos Brathwaite, who accepted the charge.
As provided for at Appendix 2, Section 4.2 of the Code of Conduct, the applicable monetary fine was imposed on the captain, and the Patriots team was penalized with a 0.05 reduction in their Net Run Rate.
