For sustaining a slow over-rate against the West Indies in the first ODI at Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain on Friday, India has been penalised 20% of their match money.
When time allowances were taken into account, it was determined that India fell one over short of the target, and Richie Richardson of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees assessed the sentence.
Players are penalised 20% of their match fee for each over their team fails to bowl in the permitted time, according to Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which deals with minimum over-rate offences, according to an official statement from the ICC.
There was no need for a formal hearing because India captain Shikhar Dhawan pleaded guilty to the offence and agreed to the suggested punishment. The accusation was levelled by the on-field umpires Joel Wilson and Leslie Reifer, third umpire Gregory Brathwaite, and fourth umpire Nigel Duguid.
After bowler Mohammed Siraj held down 15 runs in the final over, India triumphed by three runs in the opening ODI. Batting first, the visitors scored 308/7, with half-centuries from Shikhar Dhawan (97), Shubman Gill (64), and Shreyas Iyer (54).
West Indies' half-centuries from Kyle Mayers (75) and Brandon King (54), supported by cameos from Akeal Hosein (32 not out) and Romario Shepherd, propelled them in the pursuit of 309 runs (39 not out). India has a 1-0 series advantage after the hosts came quite close to the target but were outscored by three runs.