Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza faces two-match suspension

Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza has been fined 50 per cent of his match fee and received two demerit points, meaning he is suspended for the remaining two matches of the ongoing three-match series.

After he broke the ICC Code of Conduct again, his total number of demerit points went over four in a two-year period.

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Zimbabwe captain, Sikandar Raza and Ireland players, Curtis Campher and Josh Little have been fined for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the first T20I match between Zimbabwe and Ireland at Harare Sports Club on Thursday

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Campher and Little have been fined 15 per cent of their respective match fees and received one demerit point each, their first within 24 months. All three were found to have breached Article 2.20 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel

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Raza admitted to the offence but did not accept the sanction proposed by Pycroft. The sanction was confirmed in a formal hearing on December 8.

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Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza has been fined 50 per cent of his match fee and received two demerit points, meaning he is suspended for the remaining two matches of the ongoing three-match series.