LAHORE: Opening batsman Fakhar Zaman has been suspended for two HBL-PSL matches after he was found guilty of a Level 3 offence for breaching Article 2.14 of the applicable Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel during the Lahore Qalandars v Karachi Kings match at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
A spokesman of the Pakistan Cricket Board said on Tuesday that the incident had occurred during the ending moments of the match when the on-field umpires penalised Lahore Qalandars for five runs and the ball was changed before the start of last over of Karachi Kings’ batting innings.
On-field Umpires Shahid Saikat, Faisal Khan Aafreedi, TV Umpire Asif Yaqoob, and fourth Umpire Tariq Rasheed levelled the charge. Fakhar denied the offence and contested the charge at a full disciplinary hearing in accordance with the Code of Conduct.
Match Referee Roshan Mahanama conducted the disciplinary hearing and made the determination after reviewing all evidence and providing an opportunity of personal hearing to Fakhar. Lahore Qalandars Captain Shaheen Shah Afridi, Team Director Sameen Rana and Team Manager Farooq Anwar were also present during the hearing.
Lahore Qalandars are next scheduled to face Multan Sultans on Friday, 3rd April at the Gaddafi Stadium and Islamabad United on Thursday, 9th April at the National Bank Stadium in Karachi.
It may be noted that the Article 2.14 relates to, “Changing the condition of the ball in breach of clause 41.3 of the HBL PSL Playing Conditions”.
It further states, “The following actions shall, therefore, not be permitted (this list of actions is not exhaustive but included for illustrative purposes): (a) deliberately throwing the ball into the ground for the purpose of roughening it up; (b) applying any artificial substance to the ball; and applying any non-artificial substance for any purpose other than to polish the ball; (c) lifting or otherwise interfering with any of the seams of the ball; and (d) scratching the surface of the ball with finger or thumb nails or any implement.
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