Dickwella fined 30 per cent of his match fee
View(s):Niroshan Dickwella of Sri Lanka has been fined 30 per cent of his match fee and received two demerit points for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the first One-Day International against Zimbabwe in Galle on Friday. Dickwella was found to have violated Article 2.1.1 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “conduct that is contrary to the spirit of the game”.
Friday’s incident happened in the seventh over of Zimbabwe’s innings when Dickwella, who was keeping wicket, after gathering the ball, held it near to the stumps and waited for the striker Solomon Mire to leave his crease. After an unsuccessful attempt to stump Mire, Dickwella waited for another opportunity to get the batsman out long after he had completed his stroke.
After the match, Dickwella admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by Chris Broad of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees and, as such, there was no need for a formal hearing. Meanwhile the Lankan squad which lost the first ODI now has faced a spate injuries. Fast bowler Lasith Malinga and one drop batsman Kusal Mendis are on the injured list and the selectors have requested Suranga Lakmal and Chamara Kapugedera have been asked to join in.