Pakistan's Sidra Amin reprimanded for violating ICC Code of Conduct

Pakistan's Sidra Amin reprimanded for violating ICC Code of Conduct

Pakistan women's cricket team player Sidra Amin has been reprimanded for violating the International Cricket Council (ICC) Code of Conduct.

The violation took place during a match against India in Colombo on Sunday.

According to an ICC statement, Amin breached Article 2.2, which pertains to "abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during an International Match."

Amin accepted her offense

The incident in question occurred when Amin slammed her bat on the pitch after being dismissed in the 40th over.

She accepted her offense and agreed to the sanction proposed by match referee Shandre Fritz.

As it was her first offense in a 24-month period, she received one demerit point for a Level 1 breach, avoiding a formal hearing process.

Charges against Amin were leveled by on-field umpires

The charges against Amin were leveled by on-field umpires Lauren Agenbag and Nimali Perera, third umpire Kerrin Klaaste, and fourth umpire Kim Cotton.

Level 1 offenses can result in an official reprimand or a penalty of up to 50% of a player's match fee.

In this case, it was her first offense in a 24-month period and she accepted the punishment proposed by match referee Shandre Fritz.

Pakistan lost to India by 88 runs

Despite Amin's top score of 81 runs off 106 balls, Pakistan was bowled out for 159 while chasing India's target of 248.

This defeat marks their second loss in the ongoing World Cup tournament.

Earlier, they were beaten by Bangladesh in their tournament opener.

The team will be up against Australia next on Wednesday.