South Africa's Imran Tahir fined over David Warner spat
Friday 14 October 2016 07:48, UK
South Africa spinner Imran Tahir has been fined 30 per cent of his match fee for his heated exchange with Australia batsman David Warner during Wednesday's fifth one-day international in Cape Town.
Tahir has been punished for showing a lack of respect towards the umpires by ignoring them during his verbal spat with Warner with the ICC deeming his behaviour to be "contrary to the spirit of the game".
South Africa have also been penalised for maintaining a slow over-rate in the match.
Captain Faf du Plessis was docked 20 per cent of his match fee as a result and the rest of the team 10 per cent after South Africa fell one over short of their target.
Du Plessis will face a suspension if South Africa commit another over-rate offence under his captaincy within the next 12 months.
Both Du Plessis and Tahir pleaded guilty and accepted the sanctions.
