Tillakaratne Dilshan was fined 25% of his match fee for excessive appealing.
Sri Lanka players Tillakaratne Dilshan and Thisara Perera have been fined 25% and 20% of their match fee respectively as the duo was found guilty of Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during the first One-Day International against England in Colombo on Wednesday.
Both players admitted the charges and accepted the sanctions imposed by David Boon of the Emirates International Panel of ICC Match Referees without the need to convene a disciplinary hearing.
Dilshan was sanctioned with a reprimand and a fine of 25% of his match fee after admitting to a breach of Article 2.1.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates toExcessive appealing during an International match.
In turn, Perera was sanctioned with a reprimand and a fine of 20% of his match fee after admitting to a breach of Article 2.1.8 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to Where the facts of the alleged incident are not adequately or clearly covered by any of the above offences, conduct that either : (a) is contrary to the spirit of the game; or (b) brings the game into disrepute.
The charges were leveled by on-field umpires Simon Fry and Ruchira Palliyaguruge, third umpire Steve Davis and fourth umpire Raveendra Wimalasiri, all from the Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires.
All Level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand and a maximum penalty of 50 per cent of a players match fee.
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