South African batsman Rilee Rossouw has been fined 50 percent of his match fee for a code of conduct breach during the second one-day international against Bangladesh, the International Cricket Council said yesterday.
25 -year old Rossouw was found to have been involved in a shoulder barge with Bangladesh’s opening batsman Tamim Iqbal, who was walking back after being dismissed during Sunday’s second international at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. The home side won the game by seven wickets to level the three-match series 1-1.
Rossouw pleaded guilty over charges of “inappropriate and deliberate physical contact” laid by match referee David Boon and he accepted the penalty, the ICC said in a statement.
“Rilee was very mature in discussions relating to the charge,” Boon was quoted as saying in the statement. “He felt it was inappropriate, but not deliberate, an explanation to which I agree.
“However, there is no place for any form of physical contact in our game and such actions should be punished,” he said. However, the amount Rossouw has to pay was not made known.
The series decider will be played in Chittagong’s Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium tomorrow.
