LAHORE: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Shaheen Shah and Southern Punjab’s Azam Khan have been fined 40 percent and 25 percent of their match-fees, respectively for showing dissent and breaching the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) code of conduct during the ongoing National T20 series.
According to a statement issued on Monday, both players were found to have violated Article 2.8 of the PCB Code of Conduct (Level 1), which reads as: “Showing dissent at an Umpire’s decision during a Match.”
Azam Khan and Shaheen Afridi pleaded guilty to the charges. Azam accepted the sanction proposed by on-field umpires Ghaffar Kazmi and Imran Jawed and leveled by match referee Nadeem Arshad.
Shaheen Shah accepted the sanction proposed by on-field umpires Ahmed Shahab and Imran Jawed and leveled by match referee Nadeem Arshad.
Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan’s teams fined for slow over-rate
Meanwhile, Central Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been fined Rs40,000 and Rs25,000, respectively for maintaining a slow over-rate in the ongoing National T20.
Central Punjab was three overs short in the match against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday at the Pindi Cricket Stadium, while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was two overs short of their target in their match against Southern Punjab on Saturday.
Both teams were charged under Article 2.22 of the PCB Code of Conduct for Players and Players Support Personnel that deals with minimum over-rate offences.
Central Punjab captain Babar Azam pleaded guilty to the charge proposed by on-field umpires Ahmed Shahab and Aftab Gillani and accepted the sanction leveled by match referee Iqbal Sheikh.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa captain Mohammad Rizwan pleaded guilty to the charge proposed by on-field umpires Ahmed Shahab and Imran Jawed and accepted the sanction leveled by match referee Iqbal Sheikh.
