South Africa's Quinton de Kock has been fined 75% of his match fee after the wicket-keeper was found guilty of deliberately shoulder barging Bangladesh opening batsman Tamim Iqbal during the second day of their first Test in Chittagong.
Tamim had been in some conversation with De Kock throughout the last over before lunch bowled by Simon Harmer on Wednesday, and the shoulder-barging incident took place as the over came to an end and Tamim turned towards the dressing room. The visiting captain Hashim Amla was prompt to intervene the situation, the second time in this tour, and separate the duo.
“As the over before lunch came to an end, Quinton de Kock walked in front of the stumps to confront Tamim Iqbal. In doing so De Kock deliberately brushed Tamim Iqbal’s shoulder and rib area. This resulted in a heated exchange between the two, initiated by the contact made by De Kock. This type of incident has no place on a cricket field,” said match referee Chris Broad explaining his decision.
De Kock breached Article 2.2.7 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel which relates to “Inappropriate and deliberate physical contact with a Player, Player Support Personnel, Umpire, Match Referee or any other Person (including a spectator) in the course of play during an International Match.”
The charge on De Kock was laid by the on-field umpires Richard Kettleborough and Joel Wilson, third umpire Paul Reiffel and fourth umpire Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid.
Earlier in the second of the three-match one-day international series, South Africa's Rilee Rossouw was fined 50% of his match fee for deliberately shoulder-barging Tamim when the latter was walking back after being dismissed.