LAHORE: Quetta Gladiators’ Jason Roy has been fined five per cent of his match fee for a level-1 breach of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) Code of Conduct on Sunday, a statement issued by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said.
According to the statement, the incident happened during his side’s eight-wicket defeat against Lahore Qalandars in the 20th match of the tournament’s seventh edition at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.
Roy was found to have violated Article 2.21 of the PSL Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “conduct that brings the game into disrepute,” following his reaction after he was adjudged caught behind by Asif Yaqoob off Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Roy admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed to be imposed by Roshan Mahanama. Therefore, no formal hearing took place. The charges were levelled by the on-field umpires Asif Yaqoob and Michael Gough, third umpire Rashid Riaz and fourth umpire Waleed Yaqoob.
All first-time offences of level-1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official warning and/or imposition of a fine of up to 25% of the applicable match fee.
A day earlier, Lahore Qalandars dominated Quetta Gladiators and handed them an eight-wicket defeat during match 20 of PSL seventh edition.
Shaheen Shah Afridi’s decision to bowl first bore fruit as the Qalandars dismissed the Gladiators for a small 141-run total, while they easily chased the target and scored 143 for the loss of two wickets in 17.4 overs.
Fakhar Zaman and Kamran Ghulam’s half-centuries, while Shaheen Shah Afridi’s two wickets in the opening overs helped the Gladiators secure their Sunday win.
