Pakistan captain Fatima Sana has been fined 10 per cent of her match price for breaching Degree 1 of the Worldwide Cricket Council’s Code of Conduct throughout her group’s Ladies’s Asia Cup defeat by India.
Fatima was discovered to have breached Article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Gamers and Participant Assist Personnel, regarding language, actions or gestures that disparage or may provoke an aggressive response from a batter upon dismissal.
One demerit level was additionally added to her disciplinary file, taking her whole to 2 in a 24-month interval. Her earlier demerit level got here throughout a T20 worldwide towards Eire in Dublin on August 6, 2025.
Fatima admitted the offence and accepted the sanctions proposed by Supriya Das of the Emirates ICC Worldwide Panel of Match Referees, which means no formal listening to was required.
The incident occurred after Fatima dismissed India’s Shafali Verma throughout Saturday’s Group A match in Dubai. After finishing the catch, the Pakistan skipper gestured in direction of the pavilion.
India’s bowlers had earlier dismissed Pakistan for simply 55, however Fatima fought again with the ball, taking three wickets earlier than India secured a seven-wicket victory.
Degree 1 breaches carry a minimal penalty of an official reprimand and a most of fifty per cent of a participant’s match price, together with one or two demerit factors.
Pakistan now face Hong Kong, China, of their subsequent Asia Cup match. A victory would safe their place within the semi-finals.