Australia leg-spinner Adam Zampa has been reprimanded after he was found guilty to have breached Article 2.3 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “use of an audible obscenity during an International Match.”
One demerit point has been added to Zampa’s disciplinary record, for whom it was the first offence in a 24-month period.
The incident took place during the 37th over of South Africa’s batting innings in their first ODI against Australia in Cairns, when Zampa used inappropriate language after a misfield and overthrow off his bowling, which was picked up on the stump microphone and broadcast.
Level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand, a maximum penalty of 50 per cent of a player’s match fee, and one or two demerit points.