Sports Desk, Obnews: India has defeated South Africa 3-1 in the T20 series. After the defeat, South Africa has suffered another setback. ICC has fined Gerald Coetzee. Coetzee had used abusive language towards the umpire during the fourth match of the T20 series against India. He has been fined match fees.
Along with this, demerit points have also been added. Actually, during the match played in Johannesburg, India had scored 283 runs while batting first. During this period, Sanju Samson and Tilak Verma had scored unbeaten centuries. Coetzee was bowling the 15th over of India's innings. He abused the umpire during this over.
Scott Edwards, Sufyan Mehmood, and Gerald Coetzee were found guilty of breaching the ICC Code of Conduct.
— ICC (@ICC) November 19, 2024
Due to this he was fined. The important thing is that Coetzee has also accepted his mistake. How much fine has been imposed on Coetzee – ICC informed through its website that Coetzee has been fined. Coetzee will have to pay 50 percent of his match fee as a fine. He committed a Level 1 felony. Along with the match fee fine, one demerit point will also be added to his account.
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India won against South Africa by 135 runs in Johannesburg. Team India batted first and scored 283 runs. During this, Samson scored unbeaten 109 runs. He hit 9 sixes and 6 fours. Tilak Verma scored unbeaten 120 runs. He hit 9 fours and 10 sixes. In reply, South Africa could score only 148 runs. Coetzee bowled 3 overs during India's innings and gave 43 runs. India won the series by winning this match.
For information, let us tell you that now India has to play a five-match T20 series against Australia. This Test series under the Border Gavaskar Trophy is very important for both the teams, because this series is a way to reach the final of the World Test Championship.
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