England were found to be entitled to 50 per cent of the match fee and 12 points were taken in the 2025-27 ICC World Test Championship (WTC) rankings. as she maintained a slow over-rate during the loss to New Zealand in the second Test at The Oval.According to an ICC statement, England were found guilty of bowling 12 overs short of the required rate. As a result, their players were fined 50 percent of their match fee and the team lost 12 WTC points.The penalty leaves England on 38 points in the WTC table. They are still seventh in the standings, but their points percentage dropped from 34.72 to 26.38.Under Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which covers minimum over-rate offences, players are fined five per cent of their match fee for each failure to complete the ball over their side in the allotted time.Article 16.11.2 of the World Test Championship playing conditions states that teams lose one championship point for every over that is short, resulting in England being deducted 12 points.The penalty comes after England suffered a 253-run defeat to New Zealand at The Oval. The visitors bowled out England for 209 in just 48 minutes on the fifth and final day.The result leveled the streak after England won the first Test at Lord’s, setting up the decider in Nottingham starting on Thursday.England resumed the final day on 182/5 while chasing 463, but New Zealand lost quickly Matt Henry passed through the lower row. Henry took the last five wickets, finishing with figures of 6/29 in the innings.His match figures of 11/109, after 5/80 in the first innings, are the best by a New Zealand bowler against England in a Test match. It was also the first 10-wicket haul of Henry’s 35-Test career.The win was only New Zealand’s seventh Test win in England in 95 years of touring and their second at The Oval, the first being in 1999.
