Afridi was fined 25% of his match payment for breaching Article 2.12 of the code of conduct, which pertains to “inappropriate bodily contact” with a participant or another person throughout a match.
That was off the final ball of the over. Simply the ball earlier than, Breetzke, after defending the ball, made a gesture together with his bat, which Afridi reacted to by strolling down the pitch and saying one thing. Breetzke did not again down, and the umpires had been shortly on the scene.
Off the final ball, Breetzke took off for a run after taking part in the ball away to the leg facet and Afridi moved in the direction of the batter. Breetzke ran into him earlier than finishing his run.
That was a breach of Article 2.5 of the code, which pertains to “utilizing language, actions or gestures which disparage or which may provoke an aggressive response from a batter”.
Not one of the three had any prior demerit factors.
Pakistan received the match, chasing down South Africa’s 352 for five with one over left – it was their first profitable chase of 350-plus runs in ODIs, and acquired them into the ultimate of tri-series, the place they may tackle New Zealand on Friday earlier than the motion shifts to the Champions Trophy.
