Pakistan's defeat to Bangladesh in Dhaka was already painful, but the ICC has now made it significantly worse. After losing the first Test by 104 runs, Pakistan have been docked 8 World Test Championship points for maintaining a slow over-rate.
The visitors were found to be eight overs short of the required target after time allowances were considered. Along with the points deduction, Pakistan players have also been fined 40 percent of their match fee. In a WTC cycle where every point can decide whether a team stays alive or disappears from the final race, this is not just a punishment. It is a proper self-inflicted wound.
