After Fatima Sana, another Pakistani cricketer fined by ICC in Women’s Asia Cup
Pakistan batsman Gull Feroza has been fined 10 per cent of her match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the Women’s Asia Cup Group A match against Hong Kong in Dubai on Monday.
The final sanction will come shortly after Pakistan captain Fatima Sana was fined 10 percent of her match fee for an incident during the team’s Group A match against India.
Feroza was found guilty of breaching Article 2.8 Level 1, which deals with expressing disagreement with a referee’s decision during an international match. The incident occurred in the fifth over of Pakistan’s innings after Feroza was adjudged a leg before the wicket.
The Pakistani batsman expressed her disappointment at the decision by showing her bat to the umpire, indicating that she had bowled the delivery. She admitted the offense and accepted the sanction proposed by Supriya Rani Das of the ICC Emirates International Umpire Panel, meaning no formal hearing was required.
Feroza also received one demerit point, taking her tally to two in 24 months. Her previous demerit came during Pakistan’s Women’s World T20 match against Australia on June 23, when she was reprimanded for aggressively throwing the bat and gloves after being dismissed.
A Level 1 breach carries a minimum penalty of an official warning, a maximum fine of 50 per cent of the player’s match fee and one or two demerit points.
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Feroz’s sanction came a day later Pakistan book a place in the semi-finals of the Women’s Asia Cup with a 72-run victory over Hong Kong.
Pakistan posted 143 for eight before left-armer Nashra Sandhu produced a record spell of 6/7 to bowl out Hong Kong for 71. The win confirmed Pakistan’s promotion from Group A and ended Hong Kong’s campaign.
Pakistan had earlier suffered a heavy defeat against India but bounced back against Hong Kong to end their group campaign with a win.
Meanwhile, Fatima was found to have violated Article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the match against India. The provision covers language, conduct or gestures that disparage or are likely to provoke an aggressive response from the batsman after his dismissal. The incident involved India’s Shafali Verma.
Fatima also received one demerit point, bringing her tally to two in 24 months.
Pakistan finished second in Group A with four points and a net rate of +0.927, winning two out of three matches.
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Issued by:
sabyasachi chowdhury
Published on:
08 Sep 2026 22:50 IST