Liton and Lahiru penalised

Bangladeshi batsman Liton Kumar Das and Sri Lankan pacer Lahiru Kumara were penalized for their in inappropriate behaviour during the Super 12 match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in the ICC T20 World Cup on Sunday.

Liton was fined 15% of his match fee and Lahiru was fined 25% of his match fee, both received one demerit point, said a media release from International Cricket Council.  

Both were fined for breaching level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel.

Kumara was found guilty of breaching Article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “Using language, actions or gestures which disparage, or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batter upon his/her dismissal during an International Match.”

Liton was also found guilty of breaching Article 2.20 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “conduct that is contrary to the spirit of the game’.

Kumara was fined 25% of his match fee and received 1 demerit point.

Liton was fined 15% of his match fee and received 1 demerit point.