Dhaka: Bangladesh cricket team have faced another blow from the International Cricket Council soon after they tasted the dramatic one-run defeat against India. Tigers were fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during the ICC World Twenty20 2016 Super 10 match at M Chennaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, India on Wednesday.

As Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction, so there was no need for a formal hearing. But there is a question lurking in the minds of the Bangladeshi cricket fans: Why will not India be fined for the same reason?

Bangladesh won the toss and sent India to bat first in the match, which commenced at 8:00pm at the stadium. India finished their batting at about 9:45pm. The ICC considered this as minor over-rate offences. Bangladesh team started their batting at 10:00pm after a 15-minute break. According to the scheduled time, Bangladesh’s batting innings was supposed to be finished by 11:30pm. But the match finished by 11:55pm.

During the last over of the nail-biting match, Indian captain MS Dhoni took several minutes to consult with his teammates. ESPN Cricinfo then wrote in their commentary that India could not finish the over within the time allotted for them. Although India failed to end the over timely, Indian team didn’t face any fine, but Bangladesh was imposed the fine.

Chris Broad of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees imposed the fine after Mashrafe’s side was ruled to be one over short of its target when time allowances were taken into consideration, according to a media release of ICC.

In accordance with Article 2.5.1 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Players Support Personnel, which relates to minor over-rate offences, players are fined 10 per cent of their match fees for failure to bowl in the allotted time, with the captain fined double that amount, it said.

As such, Mashrafe has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee, while his players got a 10 per cent cut in their match fees.

For a captain to be suspended during an ICC event, he must commit two minor over-rate offences or one serious over rate offence during the event. Therefore, if Mashrafe is found guilty of one more minor over-rate offence during the ICC World Twenty20 India 2016 while acting as captain, he will receive a one-match suspension during the event, the release added.