The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday, imposed a two-match ban on Sri Lanka’s T20I captain Wanindu Hasaranga over a strong criticism against umpire Lyndon Hannibal.
“Hasaranga was found guilty of breaching article 2.13 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to ‘Personal abuse of a Player, Player Support Personnel, Umpire or Match Referee during an International Match’,” the ICC said in a statement.
“Hasaranga’s accumulation of five demerit points (he got three for this infraction) results in a conversion to two suspension points. This means he will either get a ban for one Test match or two ODIs or T20Is, whichever comes first, for the player or player support personnel.”
The Sri Lankan skipper was also fined 50 per cent of his match fees and will miss his side’s first two T20Is against Bangladesh next month.
The incident occurred in the final T20I of the three-match series between hosts Sri Lanka and Afghanistan when umpire Hannibal did not rule Wafadar Momand’s high full toss to Kamindu Mendis as a no-ball.
