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Staggering Proteas castled again by over-rate penalties
Skipper Du Plessis may get another bouncer from cricket authorities
28 January 2020 - 18:34
SA suffered further ignominy after they lost the fourth Test and the series to England at the Wanderers on Monday. They became the first team to be docked World Test Championship points for their slow over rate in their 191-run defeat to England. They were also docked 60% of their match fee.
They were deemed to be three overs short of the threshold. They were always going to be susceptible to such a sanction having gone into the match with an all-seam attack. They did not bowl any spin against Joe Root’s team in the fourth Test and SA captain Faf du Plessis pleaded guilty to the charge...
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