Wanindu Hasaranga, the captain of Sri Lanka’s Twenty20I team and the country’s second-ranked Twenty20I bowler according to the ICC Men’s Player Rankings, has been handed a two-match suspension after accruing five demerit points in a 24-month period due to his most recent violation of the ICC Code of Conduct, for which he was fined fifty percent and given three demerit points.
Article 2.13 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which deals with “Personal abuse of a Player, Player Support Personnel, Umpire or Match Referee during an International Match,” was violated by Hasaranga, and he was found guilty of doing so.
After gaining five demerit points, Hasaranga is reduced to two suspension points. This implies that he will be suspended for one Test match, two ODIs, or T20Is for the player or player support staff, depending on which penalty occurs first. As a result, Hasaranga would be unable to play in Sri Lanka’s opening two Twenty20 Internationals against Bangladesh the following month.
The incident happened at the conclusion of the third Twenty20 International match between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka in Dambulla. Hasaranga went up to umpire Lyndon Hanibal to voice his disapproval of the call that a high full delivery was not a no-ball.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, an Afghanistan footballer, has also received a penalty. For violating Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct, he has been fined fifteen percent of the match money.
Article 2.4 of the Code, which deals with “Disobeying an Umpire’s instruction during an International Match,” was determined to have been broken by Rahmanullah.
Rahmanullah’s disciplinary record has also been updated with one demerit point, which signifies his second offense in a 24-month span and raises his total demerit points to two.
Rahmanullah was punished for changing his bat grip on the field in spite of several warnings not to do so.
The two athletes acknowledged their transgressions and consented to the penalties suggested by Chris Broad of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees. As a result, official hearings were considered superfluous.
The accusations were made by fourth umpire Ranmore Martinez, third umpire Ruchira Palliyaguruge, and on-field umpires Lyndon Hannibal and Raveendra Wimalasiri.
Afghanistan prevailed in the last Twenty20 international match, while Sri Lanka won the three-match series 2-1. Hasaranga’s all-around performance earned him the Player of the Series honor.
