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Match Referee Jeff Crowe: West Indies have been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during the first ODI against England held on Thursday in Edgbaston, Birmingham. Shai Hope-led side has been penalised for falling an over short against England in the first ODI.

"Match Referee Jeff Crowe of the ICC Elite Panel imposed a five per cent fine on each player’s match fee after Hope’s team was found to be one over short of the required target at the end of the innings, once time allowances were taken into consideration," ICC said in a statement.

"The penalty is in line with Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which pertains to minimum over-rate offences. As per ICC regulations, players are fined five per cent of their match fee for each over their side fails to bowl within the allotted time," it added.