South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has been given a suspension of one Test and penalty of 20 percent of his match fees and the rest of the team has been fined 10 percent of their match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate during the second Test against Pakistan in Cape Town. David Boon of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees imposed the suspension on du Plessis after South Africa were ruled to be one over short after time allowances were taken into consideration. ALSO READ: 2nd Test: South Africa beat Pakistan by nine wickets to clinch seriesAs du Plessis had previously been found guilty of a minor over-rate offence during the Centurion Test against India which ended on 17 January 2018, this offence constituted his second minor over-rate offence within a 12-month period. The suspension means du Plessis will miss the third Test against Pakistan, which starts in Johannesburg on Friday, 11 January. The charge was laid by on-field umpires Bruce Oxenford and Joel Wilson, and third umpire Sundaram Ravi.

Source: Hindustan Times January 06, 2019 13:52 UTC