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Match referee Javagal Srinath has imposed the sanction after the eight-run defeat in Ahmedabad

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England's players have been fined 20 per cent of their match fee after being adjudged to have maintained a slow over-rate during the fourth T20 international against India.

Captain Eoin Morgan pleaded guilty to the charge for an offence that occurred during the eight-run defeat in Ahmedabad on Thursday (March 18).

On-field umpires KN Ananthapadmanabhan, Nitin Menon, and third umpire Virendar Sharma levelled the charges against the tourists.

The 20 overs-a-side match, which included several delays to double-check catches with the TV official, took more than four hours to complete.

ICC rules state a match should comprise of two sessions of one hour and 25 minutes for each innings.

Taking into account other delays, the ICC fines a team 20 per cent of their fee for each over they bowl past the allotted time.

It is the second occasion in the series a team has been fined for a breach of over-rate rules, with India having been reprimanded after the second T20.

The fifth and final T20 - the series is locked at 2-2 - takes place on Saturday (March 20).

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