Faf fined for dissent
South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has been fined 50 per cent of his match fee for showing dissent after his dismissal during his side’s final World T20 group match against Sri Lanka in Delhi on Monday.
The incident happened in South Africa’s 13th over when du Plessis, after being given out lbw, showed dissent at the decision by occupying the crease for a period of time before leaving the field while looking at his bat and shaking his head.
After the match, du Plessis admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by Jeff Crowe of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees. As such, there was no need for a formal hearing.
The charge was levelled by on-field umpires S Ravi and Rod Tucker, third umpire Paul Reiffel and fourth official Chris Gaffaney, all from the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires.
A third offence in the next seven months would result in a suspension for Du Plessis.