The incident occurred in the first over of Sri Lanka’s innings, when Gaud gestured in the direction of the pavilion after dismissing the batter. She was found guilty of breaching Level 1 of Article 2.5 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 batter upon his/her dismissal during an international match”.
Gaud admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by match referrer Supriya Das. Level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand, a maximum penalty of 50% of a player’s match fee, and one or two demerit points.
As per 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct, players are fined 5% of their match fee for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time.
