Three Pakistan players were fined by the ICC on Thursday for breaching the code of conduct in separate incidents in their ODI win over South Africa in the ongoing Tri-Series. Shaheen Shah Afridi, Saud Shakeel and Kamran Ghulam were all fined for their actions against South Africa players in Karachi on Wednesday.
Shaheen was fined 25% of his match fee when he deliberately got in the way of South African batter Matthew Breetzke while he ran a single as the two players squared up and the umpire stepped in to defuse the situation.
In the next over, a mix-up led to Temba Bavuma being run out and Pakistan’s Shakeel and Ghulam celebrated too close to the batter, who briefly stopped his walk back to the pavilion until they were out of the way.
Three Pakistan players receive fines for breaching ICC Code of Conduct in #PAKvSA.https://t.co/oINQsN7Qvd
— ICC (@ICC) February 13, 2025
Both Shakeel and Ghulam were fined 10% of their match fee for breaching the code over “using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batter upon his/her dismissal.”
Since all three players admitted the offences and accepted the sanctions proposed by match referee David Boon, no formal hearings were held.
On Wednesday, Pakistan defeated South Africa by 6 wickets, completing their highest successful run chase in ODIs when Salman Agha and captain Mohammad Rizwan both struck centuries to help the hosts reach 352.
South Africa, without several first team regulars, batted first on a flat wicket and with a lightning quick outfield, and amassed 352 for five in their 50 overs on the back of half-centuries from captain Temba Bavuma (82), Matthew Breetzke (83) and Heinrich Klaasen (87).
Pakistan will next take on New Zealand in the final match of the Tri Series in Karachi on Friday.
(With agency inputs)
Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: