Big action on Zimbabwe’s bowler. (Photo- Getty)
The second match of the 2 -match Test series between Zimbabwe and South Africa was played at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. In this match, Zimbabwe’s team suffered defeat by innings and 236 runs. With this, he lost this series 0-2. During the last match of the series, a Zimbabwe bowler committed such an act on which the ICC was sentenced by taking big action.
Big action on Zimbabwe’s bowler
On the first day of the second Test match against South Africa played against South Africa in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s fast bowler Kundai Matigim has been fined 15 percent match fees for behavior. Along with this, he has also been given a demerit point. The incident occurred in the 72nd over of South Africa’s first innings, when Matigim fielded the ball in his follow-three and threw the ball from close to the wrist of South African batsman Luan-Dre Pretorius. This incident has raised questions on the spirit of sports in the cricket world.
On the first day of the match, during the batting of South Africa, Matigim stopped the ball played by Pritorius in his follow-three in the 72nd over. After this, he angrily threw the ball towards the batsman, who started going on his wrist. This act was taken seriously by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and considered it a violation of Article 2.9 of the ICC code of conduct. This article belongs to “the ball or the rest of the cricket equipment in an inappropriate and/or dangerous manner” during the international match.
Kundai Matigim accepted his mistake
Matigimu admitted his mistake and accepted the proposed punishment by match referee Ranjan Madugalle without any formal hearing. This is his first crime in the last 24 months, due to which he was also given a demerit point. After this incident, no fracture was found in the X-ray of Pritorius. However, he could not field in the next innings, but remained available for batting.
