Kagiso Rabada punished after Shikhar Dhawan send-off
Rabada fined 15 per cent of match fee and handed one demerit point after outburst in Port Elizabeth on Tuesday
Wednesday 14 February 2018 12:06, UK
South Africa seamer Kagiso Rabada has been fined and slapped with one demerit point after giving India's Shikhar Dhawan a send-off during Tuesday’s fifth ODI in Port Elizabeth.
Rabada waved at Dhawan, pointed at the pavilion and seemed to swear after having the opener caught in the deep at St George's Park and has now lost 15 per cent of his match fee.
The seamer's demerit point takes his overall total to five, with each point staying on a player's record for a period of 24 months.
Four demerit points warrant a first suspension, which Rabada received on South Africa's tour of England in 2017 when he was banned for the second Test at Trent Bridge.
Rabada totted up his fourth demerit point for swearing in the first Test at Lord's, having picked up an initial three in February 2017 in an ODI against Sri Lanka.
The paceman will receive a heftier penalty if he reaches eight demerit points before the second week of February 2019 - a ban of two Tests, or one Test and two ODIs/T20Is, or four ODIs/T20Is, whichever comes first.
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South Africa lost the fifth ODI to India to slip 4-1 down in the six-match series, which concludes at Centurion on Friday, live on Sky Sports Cricket from 10.55am.
The Proteas will then host India in three Twenty20 internationals, also live on Sky Sports Cricket, on February 18, 21 and 24.
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