LAHORE – Islamabad United opener Colin Munro and Multan Sultans captain Mohammad Rizwan have been fined 30% of their match fees for committing a Level 2 breach of the PSL Code of Conduct.
During the second innings of the match between Multan Sultans and Islamabad United on Wednesday, Munro signaled that Multan’s Iftikhar Ahmed was bowling with an illegal action (chucking).
Munro’s gesture angered Iftikhar, who then walked over to square-leg umpire Chris Brown to lodge a complaint.
Meanwhile, a heated exchange also took place between Rizwan and Munro.
The PCB believed that Munro’s violation did not include any formal accusation against Iftikhar Ahmed, and none of the umpires reported Iftikhar’s bowling action.
This is not the first time a Pakistani bowler has been directly accused of illegal bowling action by an opposing batter.
Just two days ago, New Zealand opener Colin Munro had accused Multan Sultans spinner Iftikhar Ahmed of “chucking” during a Pakistan Super League-X (PSL X) match.
In the match played on Wednesday in Multan, the home team Sultans scored 168 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in the allotted 20 overs, with Usman Khan contributing a 61-run knock. Islamabad United chased down the target in just 17.1 overs, losing only 3 wickets, securing their fifth consecutive victory.
During Islamabad United’s innings, Munro pointed towards the umpires in the 10th over, alleging that Multan Sultans spinner Iftikhar Ahmed was using an illegal bowling action. It led to a heated exchange between the bowler and the batter.
Later, Iftikhar Ahmed approached the on-field umpire and objected to Munro’s signaling. Multan Sultans’ captain Mohammad Rizwan also appeared visibly upset and confronted Munro, a moment that was caught on camera and quickly went viral.
The umpires were forced to intervene due to the intensity of the situation between players of both teams.
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