Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has been fined for showing dissent in the win over Australia.
No-ball row costs Sri Lanka skipper 10 percent of match fee
Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has been fined 10 percent of his match fee for showing dissent during his side's eight-wicket victory over Australia on Tuesday.
Jayawardene was involved in heated discussions with both on-field umpires, Asad Rauf and Bruce Oxenford, in the 44th over of Australia's innings.
Australia captain Michael Clarke had dispatched a high full toss for four but the umpire only announced the no-ball call after a delay, much to the anger of Jayawardene.
Jayawardene was found to have breached article 2.1.3 of the ICC code of conduct, which relates to "showing dissent at an umpire's decision during an international match".
After Sri Lanka's eight-wicket victory, which levelled the Commonwealth Bank Series final at 1-1 ahead of Thursday's decider in Adelaide, Jayawardene admitted he had overreacted.
"I think I'm probably the culprit for dragging it on too long. I just thought the umpire, initially, did not make a call and that he took too long," he said.
"I had no issue with the no-ball and whether it was waist height or whatever. But I felt that once Michael (Clarke) had spoken to him, that's when he made the call.
"I've been fined for that, so I'll have to put something in my report and that's all I've got to say."
Positive
The quarrel did not seem to affect Jayawardene as he went on to blast 80 in a 179-run opening partnership with Tillakaratne Dilshan to guide Sri Lanka to a comfortable victory.
"I think we just wanted to make sure that we batted positively and try to take advantage, because we needed a good start chasing and that's what we did," he said.
"Obviously, 170 is a great partnership and we carried through with Kumar (Sangakkara) finishing the game off so credit to everyone.
"I think Dilly (Tillakaratne Dilshan) batted really beautifully. He's now playing a lot of controlled cricket which is great and hopefully we can continue to improve as a team."
