IND vs Eng: ‘a deferred shoulder bump’ – India’s mercury fined; England team also punished. Cricket news
New Delhi: India’s batsman Pratika Rawal has been fined 10 percent of his match fee for the ICC Code of Conduct during the first ODI against England following two examples of avoidable physical contact with opposition players.The 21 -year -old opener was found guilty of a level 1 crime under Article 2.12, “a player, umpire, match referee, or any other person with unfair physical contact during an international match.”Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!The first incident occurred in the 18th over, when Rawal made unnecessary contact with England’s Pacer Lauren Filer while taking a single. After a similar incident, in the next over, when Rawal saw Sophie Eklestone shoulder to shoulder, walking back to the pavilion.
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In addition to the fine, a demeriting point has been added to Rawal’s disciplinary records. This was his first crime within a period of 24 months.
Meanwhile, the England team was fined five percent of their match fee for a slow pace, it was found that time allowances were taken into consideration. England captain Nut Skyvar-Bunt accepted the approval, avoiding the need for a formal hearing.Both Rawal and Skivor-Bunt accepted the punishment assigned by the match referee Sara Bartlet.The on-field tension came to the Old Trafford during a tightly contesting series opener, where India won a tough victory. England posted 258/6, ride on Sophia Dunkle’s 83 and Ellis Davidson-Richards.India beat up a middle-order vable, thanks to a composed 62 from Deepti Sharma, supported by Jemimah Rodrigues (48) and Amjot Kaur (20), for sealing the match by 4 wickets and taking a 1-0 series lead.
