ICC brutally punishes Rashid Khan's 2 Afghanistan teammates after Asia Cup 2025 disaster
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Afghanistan spinners Noor Ahmad and Mujeeb Ur Rehman have been fined by the ICC and have been booked under sanctions due to their offences in the Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka match in the Asia Cup. Their team faced a crushing defeat to the former Asia Cup champions Sri Lanka, and was knocked out of the Asia Cup.
The Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka contest from Group B was undoubtedly one of the most gripping matches in this edition of the Asia Cup. Despite giving their all, the Afghanistan bowlers could not restrict the Lankans from chasing down the target, which led to a crashing exit for the World Cup semi-finalists.
Noor Ahmad and Mujeeb Ur Rehman fined for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct
Afghan spin duo Noor Ahmad, the left-arm spinner, and Mujeeb Ur Rahman, the off-spinner, have been fined for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the Asia Cup match against Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi.
While Noor was found to have breached Article 2.8, which indicated showing dissent at “showing dissent at an Umpire’s decision during an International Match”, Mujeeb has been charged with breaching Article 2.2, which relates to "abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during an International Match."
In addition to this, one demerit point has also been added to both players' disciplinary records, citing that this was their first offence in the last 24-month period.
What act led to the sanction on the Afghanistan spinners?
The off-spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman, who featured as the third spinner in the Afghanistan attack, had broken the stumps with his towel during the course of the game. This was marked as an act of vandalism towards cricket equipment.
On the other hand, the CSK spinner Noor Ahmad, who was part of Afghanistan's team for all the matches in the competition, showed dissent in the 16th over against the umpire's decision as he adjudged one of the deliveries to be a wide.
Both players admitted their offences and accepted the sanctions proposed by Richie Richardson of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees, so there was no need for formal hearings.
Sri Lanka dominated Group B with a final win over the Afghans
Afghanistan was sent in to bat first in the game against Sri Lanka. The openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Sediqullah Atal started well but could not continue with their good form. However, Mohammed Nabi, the veteran Afghan all-rounder, came in to rescue the World Cup semi-finalists.
Nabi smashed Dunith Wellalage for five sixes in a single over, as the all-rounder scored 60 runs off just 22 balls, with 3 fours and 6 sixes in the game. This led Afghans to a decent total of 169, as they set a target of 170 for the former Asia Cup champions.
For Sri Lanka, Kusal Mendis played the best possible innings in the chase as he kept scoring runs from one end, irrespective of what happened at the other end. Kusal Perera and Kamindu Mendis provided equally crucial hands with their quickfire 20s. Sri Lanka won the match easily, completing the chase within 18.4 overs and 6-wickets remaining.
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