Lahore Qalandars’ Pakistan cricket participant Fakhar Zaman performs a shot in the course of the Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL) match towards Hyderabad Kingsmen at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on March 26, 2026. — AFP
LAHORE: Lahore Qalandars batter Fakhar Zaman has challenged his two-match suspension over ball-tampering costs throughout his aspect’s Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL) match towards Karachi Kings, sources stated on Wednesday.
The opening batter has submitted an enchantment towards the suspension to the PSL Technical Committee, they added.
Fakhar was charged with a Degree 3 offence underneath Article 2.14 of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) Code of Conduct for Gamers and Participant Assist Personnel for allegedly breaching Article 41.3 of the enjoying situations, which prohibits any motion that alters the situation of the ball.
The PCB introduced the suspension on Tuesday, following an incident in the course of the Qalandars’ conflict with the Kings on March 29.
The event adopted a quick dialogue between Fakhar, Lahore captain Shaheen Shah Afridi and quick bowler Haris Rauf, throughout which Fakhar and Rauf have been seen passing the ball between them earlier than it was examined by the umpire.
Umpires Shahid Saikat and Faisal Khan Aafreedi, together with tv umpire Asif Yaqoob and fourth umpire Tariq Rasheed, then filed the cost towards the defending champions’ opening batter.
The 35-year-old denied the accusation and requested a full disciplinary listening to underneath the PSL Code of Conduct.
The listening to was overseen by Match Referee Roshan Mahanama, who reviewed all out there proof and granted Fakhar a private listening to.
Shaheen, workforce director Sameen Rana, and workforce supervisor Farooq Anwar have been additionally current in the course of the proceedings.
Below Article 2.14, which pertains to altering the situation of the ball in breach of PSL enjoying situations, actions equivalent to making use of synthetic substances, scratching the floor, interfering with the seam or intentionally roughening the ball are prohibited.
A Degree 3 offence carries a minimal penalty of a one-match ban and a most of two matches, with any enchantment required to be filed with the PSL Technical Committee inside 48 hours of the referee’s written resolution.
On the ongoing event, the Shaheen-led aspect is scheduled to face Multan Sultans on April 3 in Lahore and Islamabad United on April 9 in Karachi, matches Fakhar will now miss following the suspension.
