West Indies have been fined ten per cent of their match fee and penalised two ICC World Test Championship points for maintaining a slow over-rate against Sri Lanka, during the second Test.

Javagal Srinath of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction, after the West Indies were ruled to be two overs short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration.

In accordance with Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minimum over-rate offences, players are fined five per cent of their match fee for each over their team fails to bowl within the allotted time, with the maximum penalty capped at 50 per cent of the match fee.