NEW DELHI: India batter Pratika Rawal has been fined 10 percent of her match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the first ODI against England, following two instances of avoidable physical contact with opposition players.The 21-year-old opener was found guilty of a Level 1 offence under Article 2.12, which deals with “inappropriate physical contact with a player, umpire, match referee or any other person during an international match.”
Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The first incident occurred in the 18th over, when Rawal made unnecessary contact with England pacer Lauren Filer while taking a single. A similar incident followed in the very next over, when Rawal appeared to shoulder bump Sophie Ecclestone while walking back to the pavilion after being dismissed.
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In addition to the fine, one demerit point has been added to Rawal’s disciplinary record. It was her first offence within a 24-month period.Meanwhile, the England team was fined five percent of their match fee for a slow over rate, found to be one over short after time allowances were taken into account. England skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt accepted the sanction, avoiding the need for a formal hearing.Both Rawal and Sciver-Brunt accepted the penalties handed down by match referee Sarah Bartlett.The on-field tension came during a tightly contested series opener at Old Trafford, where India clinched a hard-fought win. England posted 258/6, riding on Sophia Dunkley’s 83 and a fifty from Alice Davidson-Richards.India overcame a middle-order wobble, thanks to a composed 62 from Deepti Sharma, supported by Jemimah Rodrigues (48) and Amanjot Kaur (20), to seal the match by 4 wickets and take a 1-0 series lead.
