Tamim, Kayes fined 15pc of match fee

Opening batsman Tamim Iqbal and one-down Imrul Kayes have been fined 15 per cent of their match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the second day of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Thursday.
 Both players were found to have breached Code of Conduct that is contrary to the spirit of the game.
 Tamim showed his bat to the umpire during an appeal for lbw, indicating that he had hit the ball. Imrul pointed to his thigh pad to indicate that the ball had hit him there when the fielding team was appealing for a catch.
 After the match, both players admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by Andy Pycroft of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees. As such, there was no need for a formal hearing.
 The charge was laid by on-field umpires Aleem Dar and Sundaram Ravi, third umpire Marais Erasmus, and fourth umpire Ruchira Palliyaguruge.
 As of now, both players have one Demerit Point each.

Tamim, Kayes fined 15pc of match fee

Opening batsman Tamim Iqbal and one-down Imrul Kayes have been fined 15 per cent of their match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the second day of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Thursday. Both players were found to have breached Code of Conduct that is contrary to the spirit of the game. Tamim showed his bat to the umpire during an appeal for lbw, indicating that he had hit the ball. Imrul pointed to his thigh pad to indicate that the ball had hit him there when the fielding team was appealing for a catch. After the match, both players admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by Andy Pycroft of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees. As such, there was no need for a formal hearing. The charge was laid by on-field umpires Aleem Dar and Sundaram Ravi, third umpire Marais Erasmus, and fourth umpire Ruchira Palliyaguruge. As of now, both players have one Demerit Point each.