SportSri Lanka opener Niroshan Dickwella and South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada have both been fined 50 per cent of their match fees after being found guilty of breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the fourth One-Day International in Cape Town on Tuesday. In addition to the fines, three demerit points have been added to both Dickwella and Rabada’s disciplinary records. Pursuant to Article 7.6 of the Code, if Dickwella and Rabada reach four or more demerit points within a 24-month period, they will be converted into suspension points and they will be banned. Two suspension points equate to a ban from one Test or two ODIs or two T20Is, whatever comes first for the player. Both the players admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by Richie Richardson of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees and, as such, there was no need for a formal hearing.

Source: Sunday Times February 09, 2017 03:26 UTC