Ibrahim Zadran (Source: @ACBofficials/X.com)
Afghanistan opener Ibrahim Zadran had a wonderful outing with the bat, scoring 95 against Bangladesh in the third ODI in Abu Dhabi, falling just five runs short of a memorable century. However, following his dismissal, Zadran, who was fuming, walked towards his dressing room, only to hit the equipment with his bat, as the ICC (International Cricket Council) took note of the incident.
Zadran admits to level 1 offence under the ICC code of conduct
It all happened during the third ODI of the three-match series between Afghanistan and Bangladesh at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, where the Afghans registered a convincing 200-run win and bagged the series 3-0.
During this encounter, the Afghan opener Ibrahim Zadran, who has been in wonderful form so far, played a blistering 95-run knock of 111 deliveries with seven boundaries and two maximums. However, he was run out in the 37th over by Nahid Rana, falling short of his seventh ODI ton.
On his way back, Zadran lost his temper and, in agony, smashed his bat against some equipment on the way to his dressing room. The apex body took note of the event and sanctioned the Afghanistan opener with a 15% fine for breaking the ICC's Level 1 Code of Conduct.
This law comes under Article 2.2 of the ICC code of conduct for players and support personnel, which relates to the "abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment, or fixtures and fittings during an international match."
According to the ICC, Level 1 Code of Conduct breaches generally carry a maximum of 50% penalty of the match fees of the player, along with one or two demerit points. In this case, Ibrahim was issued one demerit point, which is his first in the 24-month period.
The reprimand was sanctioned and proposed by the ICC International Panel of Match Referee Graeme La Brooy, as Ibrahim admitted, and no other formal hearing was required for this incident.
Ibrahim Zadran's 95 leads to Afghanistan's 200-run victory over Bangladesh
This incident, which could have proved decisive, saw Afghanistan losing their fourth wicket in the 37th over, after which they did well to put up 293 runs on the board. Thanks to Ibrahim's 95, Afghanistan posted 293 for the loss of 9 wickets, with Mohammad Nabi remaining unbeaten on 62.
Later, Bangladesh were rocked, as they were shot out for just 93 in 27.1 overs, where Bilal Sami picked a five-wicket haul. In the end, Afghanistan won the final ODI game of the series by 200 runs, registering a convincing 3-0 win over the Bangla Tigers.
.jpg?type=mq "IPL players finance")
.jpg?type=mq "Arnav Chopra")