South African fast bowler Gerald Coetzee was penalized 50% of his match fee and received a demerit point for showing dissent during the fourth T20I against India in Johannesburg on Friday.
The incident occurred in the 15th over of India’s innings when one of Coetzee’s deliveries was called a wide. In response, he made an inappropriate comment to the umpire.
Gerald Coetzee admitted to the offense and accepted the sanction, which included an official reprimand. The match ended with India securing the series 3-1.
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Edwards and Mehmood Penalized for Code Breaches
In another case, Netherlands captain Scott Edwards and Oman bowler Sufyan Mehmood faced sanctions for breaching the ICC code of conduct during the third T20I between their teams in Al Amerat on Saturday.
Edwards was found guilty of two offenses: abusing cricket equipment (Article 2.8) and showing dissent (Article 2.2). After being given out lbw, he showed his bat to the umpire and later threw his bat and gloves on the field while returning to the dugout. As a result, he was fined 10% of his match fee and received two demerit points.
Mehmood, on the other hand, was fined 10% of his match fee and handed a demerit point for giving a send-off to Netherlands batter Teja Nidamanuru. Both players admitted to their offenses and accepted the penalties, avoiding the need for a formal hearing.
The Netherlands went on to win the series 2-1.
