ICC Reprimands Sidra Amin

The ICC reprimanded Pakistan batter Sidra Amin and imposed one demerit point for breaching Article 2.2 (abuse of equipment) after she forcefully hit her bat on the pitch following her dismissal in the 40th over of Pakistan’s Women's World Cup loss to India in Colombo. Amin top-scored for Pakistan with 81 off 106 balls before being caught off Sneh Rana and accepted the charge and the sanction proposed by match referee Shandré Fritz, avoiding a formal hearing. The Level 1 offence carries a minimum reprimand and can include a fine of up to 50% of the match fee and one or two demerit points; this was Amin’s first offence within 24 months. India restricted Pakistan to 159 and won by 88 runs, with Kranti Goud and Deepti Sharma among the key wicket-takers, and the on-field umpires Lauren Agenbag and Nimali Perera, third umpire Kerrin Klaaste and fourth umpire Kim Cotton had levelled the charge. The ICC officially confirmed the sanction, and the result gave India two wins from two matches.