Perera fined, Starc reprimanded in separate incidents

Thisara Perera, the Sri Lanka cricket team all-rounder, was fined 15 percent of his match fee for breaching the International Cricket Council (ICC) Code of Conduct during the second One Day International (ODI) in Colombo on Wednesday (august 24). Meanwhile, Australia pacer Mitchell Starc received an official reprimand in a separate incident, which also happened during Sri Lanka's series-levelling 82-run win at the R.Premadasa Stadium.

Perera's reaction after dismissing David Warner was found to be in breach of Article 2.1.7 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to "using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batsman".

Starc was found guilty of violating Article 2.1.1, which deals with "conduct that is contrary to the spirit of the game." The left-arm pacer, who had completed his over, threw the ball in the direction of Dinesh Chandimal at the striker's end although the batsman did not make any attempt to take a run.

On-field umpires Michael Gough and Raveendra Wimalasiri, third umpire Aleem Dar and fourth umpire Ranmore Martinesz brought up the charges. Both Perera and Starc admitted the offences and accepted the sanctions proposed by match referee Javagal Srinath.