Sri Lanka T20 skipper Wanindu Hasaranga was handed a two-match ban by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for abusing an umpire during a loss to Afghanistan this week.
The 26-year-old remonstrated with on field umpire Lyndon Hannibal after the match for failing to call a no-ball on a high delivery to Kamindu Mendis in the last over, when Sri Lanka needed 11 from three balls.
The ICC said in a statement that the encounter had breached the code of conduct on “personal abuse”, with Hasaranga accumulating enough demerit points over two years to earn the ban and a fine of 50 percent.
Sri Lanka needed 11 runs off the last three balls when this occurred and eventually lost the match by three runs to finish the series 2-1.
Afghanistan batter Rahmanullah Gurabaz was also fined 15% of his match fee and given one demerit point for “disobeying an umpire’s instruction during an international match.
