ISLAMABAD – The South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has been suspended forone Test and fined 20 per cent of his match fees, while his players havebeen fined 10 per cent of their match fees, for maintaining a slowover-rate during South Africa’s nine-wicket victory over Pakistan in theCape Town Test, which ended on Sunday.
David Boon of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees imposed thesuspension on du Plessis after South Africa were ruled to be one over shortafter time allowances were taken into consideration.
In accordance with Article 2.22.1 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Playersand Players Support Personnellink,which relates to minor over-rate offences, players are fined 10 per cent oftheir match fees for every over their side fails to bowl in the allottedtime, with the captain fined double that amount.
As du Plessis had previously been found guilty of a minor over-rate offenceduring the Centurion Test against India which ended on 17 January 2018,this offence constituted his second minor over-rate offence within a12-month period.
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The suspension means du Plessis will miss the third Test against Pakistan,which starts in Johannesburg on Friday, 11 January.
The charge was laid by on-field umpires Bruce Oxenford and Joel Wilson, andthird umpire Sundaram Ravi.
