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Match officials fines Sri Lankan captain and other team players

COLOMBO – Match referee fined Sri Lankan captain and all team players due to the slow over rate in second inning of second test match against Pakistan on Monday.

Match referee Chris Broad imposed finned on Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews  and other team players for slow over rate.

Mathews was finned 20 percent and other players lost 10 percent of match fee.Lankan team bowled one over short of target.

According to details, Mathews accepted the sanction so there is no need of formal hearing.

Earlier, Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by seven wickets in the second test match and levels three test match series by 1-1 on Monday.

According to details, Sri Lanka chased the target of 153 runs at the loss of 3 wickets on the final day of second test match.

Pakistan had won the first test match of series in Galle by ten wickets.

The third and final test match of the series will be played in Pallekele from third of July.

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