Overview
- The incident occurred when Agha, walking back after his dismissal in the 82nd over, struck an advertising hoarding with his bat, a moment reported to the match referee by the on-field and third/fourth umpires.
- The ICC ruled the act breached Article 2.2 of its Code of Conduct, which covers abuse of equipment or ground fixtures, and Agha admitted the offence and accepted the match referee’s proposed sanction.
- Because he accepted the sanction there was no formal hearing and the ICC issued an official reprimand together with one demerit point.
- This is Agha’s second offence in 24 months, taking his total to two demerit points, and his previous breach under the same article occurred in an ODI in Dhaka earlier this year.
- The disciplinary decision came as Bangladesh completed a 2-0 series sweep with a 78-run win in Sylhet that dropped Pakistan to eighth in the World Test Championship, and Agha had earlier top-scored for Pakistan with 71 in the second innings.