Dutch skipper Edwards, Oman pacer Sufyan found guilty by ICC

Netherlands captain Scott Edwards, Oman bowler Sufyan Mehmood and South Africa bowler Gerald Coetzee have been found guilty of breaching the ICC Code of Conduct in their matches over the weekend, the ICC said in a statement.

Edwards was found to have breached two articles of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel.

Article 2.8 which relates to “showing dissent at an umpires decision during an international match” and also article 2.2 which relates to “abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during an International Match.”

Both breaches followed his dismissal during the third T20I between Oman and the Netherlands. The first incident occurred when Edwards showed his bat to the umpire when given out LBW. The second incident was when he threw his bat and gloves onto the field when returning towards his team’s dressing room. The cumulative sanctions see that the captain has been fined 10% of his match fee and received two demerit points – one point for each offence – which have been added to his disciplinary record.

In the same match, Mehmood was fined 10% of his match fee and had one demerit point added to his disciplinary record after being found to have breached Article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batter upon his/her dismissal during an International Match.”

The incident took place when the bowler (Mehmood) dismissed the batter, Teja Nidamanuru, giving him a send-off by pointing him back towards his team’s dressing room.

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