Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi throughout heated argument with South Africa’s Matthew Breetzke in tri-nation sequence match in Nationwide Financial institution Stadium, Karachi on February 12, 2025. — PCB
Three Pakistani gamers — Shaheen Shah Afridi, Saud Shakeel and Kamran Ghulam — have been fined by the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) for breaching Degree 1 of its Code of Conduct throughout their tri-nation sequence match in opposition to South Africa in Karachi on Wednesday.
In accordance with the ICC, Shaheen was fined 25% of his match payment after violating Article 2.12 of the “Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel”, which addresses “inappropriate physical contact with a Player, Player Support Personnel, Umpire, Match Referee or any other person (including a spectator) during an International Match.”
This advantageous comes after a heated argument between Pakistan’s left-arm pacer and South Africa’s batter Matthew Breetzke, in the course of the twenty eighth over of South Africa’s innings.
Shaheen appeared displeased when the 26-year-old almost bumped into him whereas sprinting between the wickets, prompting the quick bowler to confront him.
Later in the identical over, Breetzke was taking a single when he virtually collided with Shaheen once more.
The 2 gamers exchanged phrases on the non-striker’s finish, partaking in a heated argument earlier than the on-field umpire and Pakistani gamers intervened to separate them.
In the meantime, Saud and substitute fielder Kamran have been fined 10% every of their match payment as they celebrated too near batter Temba Bavuma after he was run out within the twenty ninth over of South Africa’s innings.
Saud and Kamran have been discovered to have breached Article 2.5 of the Code, which pertains to “using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batter upon his/her dismissal during an International Match.”
Moreover, one demerit level has been added to the disciplinary data of the three gamers, all of whom didn’t have a earlier offence in a 24-month interval.
All three admitted the offences and accepted the sanctions proposed by David Boon of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees, so there was no want for formal hearings.
On-field umpires Asif Yaqoob and Michael Gough, third umpire Richard Illingworth and fourth umpire Faisal Afridi levelled the costs.
Degree 1 breaches carry a minimal penalty of an official reprimand, a most penalty of fifty% of a participant’s match payment, and one or two demerit factors.
Shaheen breaks silence
In a latest interview after the match, Shaheen admitted that he had teased Breetzke in an try and unsettle him and take his wicket. Nevertheless, he clarified that the stress remained confined to the sphere.
“For the first time, Matthew didn’t say anything. I kept teasing him to get a wicket. Whatever happened on the field stayed there,” Shaheen defined.
He additional revealed that after the match, each gamers shook fingers and put the incident behind them. “Matthew and I met, shook hands, and became good friends,” he added.
For the unversed, the Males in Inexperienced reached the ultimate of the tri-nation sequence after defeating the Proteas by six wickets in a record-breaking 352-run chase, courtesy of outstanding centuries by skipper Mohammad Rizwan and deputy Salman Ali Agha.
The duo added a document 260 runs for the fourth wicket earlier than Lungi Ngidi dismissed Salman on the fifth supply of the penultimate over.
Agha top-scored for Pakistan with 134 off 103 deliveries, studded with 16 fours and two sixes.
Rizwan, alternatively, carried his bat by way of the innings with an unbeaten 122 off 128 deliveries, laced with 9 fours and three sixes.
The hosts will now tackle New Zealand within the remaining of the sequence on February 14 on the Nationwide Financial institution Stadium, Karachi.
