Shakib fined

Bangladeshi all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and Afghanistan’s pacer Dawlat Zadran have been fined for breach of the ICC's Code of Conduct in the World Twenty20 opener.

Both will lose fifty percent of their match fees.

The ICC in a press release on Sunday said both players were found guilty of “inappropriate and deliberate physical contact” in the course of play on Sunday.

The fracas happened during the ninth over of Bangladesh’s innings.

Dawlat, in his follow through, made deliberate physical contact with Shakib.

The Bangladesh all-rounder in turn reacted and made physical contact with Dawlat.

Both pleaded guilty to the charges and were given the lowest possible punishment for a ‘Level-2’ breach.

The charges were framed by on-field umpires Richard Illingworth and Nigel Llong, third umpire Kumar Dharmasena and fourth umpire Richard Kettleborough.

Commenting on his decision, Match Referee Ranjan Madugalle said: “Cricket is a non-contact sport and the teams were reminded at the pre-tournament briefings that intentional and avoidable physical contact of any form is unacceptable and these judgments reflect that.”

Hosts Bangladesh crushed Afghanistan by nine wickets in the T20 opener at Mirpur on Sunday barely two weeks after being stunned by the Afghans in the Asia Cup.

Shakib picked up the Man of the Match for his all-round performance.