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Pakistan Captain Fined for Gesturing During Asia Cup Match
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In Short: Pakistan captain Fatima Sana has been fined 10 percent of her match fee by the ICC for gesturing towards the pavilion after dismissing Shafali Verma in a recent Asia Cup match.
The incident occurred during Pakistan's Women's Asia Cup group match against India, where Sana caught and bowled Verma, leading to the controversial gesture.
According to the ICC's Code of Conduct, Sana was found in a Level 1 breach, which carries a minimum penalty of an official reprimand and a maximum penalty of 50 percent of a player's match fee and one or two demerit points.
Pakistan's Women's Asia Cup clash against India was a one-sided affair, with India winning by seven wickets and advancing to the semifinals with six points from three matches.
What's confirmed
- Pakistan captain Fatima Sana has been sanctioned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for gesturing during her team’s Asia Cup group match against India last week.
- Shafali had provided India with an attacking start before Fatima struck with her first wicket.
- Also READ: India steamroll Pakistan in a one-sided clash at Women’s Asia Cup 2026 This article was first published at WomenCricket.com, a Cricket Times company.
- Pakistan captain Fatima Sana has been fined of her match fee and handed a demerit point for her sendoff gesture towards India opener Shafali Verma during their Women’s Asia Cup 2026 clash in Dubai.
- The incident occurred after Fatima dismissed Shafali during India’s chase.
- After completing the catch, the Pakistan skipper gestured towards the pavilion, an action that was deemed to have crossed the line under the ICC’s disciplinary regulations.
- As a result, Fatima was fined 10 per cent of her match fee and received one demerit point.
- Her previous demerit point came during Pakistan’s T20I against Ireland in Dublin on August 6, 2025.
What's still developing
- Pakistan are looking for a win against Hong Kong on Monday.
- Sana gestured towards the pavillion after removing Verma in a caught-and-bowled dismissal in their Asia Cup match.
- Sana was fined 10 percent of her match fee by the ICC on Monday, two days after India handed Pakistan a record T20 defeat in the regional tournament.
- Verma scored 12 runs off six balls as India beat Pakistan by seven wickets to remain unbeaten in the competition.
- The 50-over world champions have won a record seven Asia Cup titles, most recently in 2022.
- As per the media release, this gesturing meant Fatima was found in a Level 1 breach of the governing body’s Code of Conduct, specifically Article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel.
- “Fatima admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by Supriya Rani Das of the Emirates ICC International Panel of Match Referees, so there was no need for a formal hearing,” said the release, adding that the charge was levelled by the two on-field umpires, the third and the fourth umpires.
- The offence occurred in the Women’s Asia Cup clash between India and Pakistan on Saturday, where the skipper dismissed Indian opener Shafali Verma and gestured towards the pavilion as a send-off.