Cricket-Australia fined for slow over rate in St Kitts

NEW DELHI, July 5 (Reuters) - Australia have been fined for a slow over rate during their one-run win over West Indies in the fourth one-day international in Basseterre, St Kitts, on Friday.

An International Cricket Council statement on Saturday said Australia had been one over short in the designated time.

Michael Clarke, captaining Australia in a one-day match for the first time because of an injury to to Ricky Ponting, was fined 10 percent of his match fee.

The other team members were fined five percent of their fees.

Australia lead 4-0 in the series with the fifth and final game scheduled for Basseterre on Sunday.

(Reporting by N.Ananthanarayanan: Editing by John Mehaffey)