ICC Appeal Panel Overturns Gaddafi Stadium Demerit Point
Summary
The ICC Appeal Panel has overturned the demerit point imposed on Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium over a below-average pitch in the Pakistan-Australia ODI. The panel also upheld one demerit point for Canada’s Maple Leaf Cricket Ground in Toronto and accepted an appeal over another match in the same series.
Key Points
- The ICC Appeal Panel cancelled the demerit point handed to Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore for the third ODI between Pakistan and Australia.
- The pitch had been rated below-average after Pakistan bowled out Australia for 157, but the panel said there was no excessive unevenness or spin.
- This is the second time the Pakistan Cricket Board has successfully appealed an ICC pitch ruling.
- The panel upheld a demerit point for Maple Leaf Cricket Ground in Toronto in a Canada-Netherlands match, while accepting an appeal for another USA-Netherlands game.
