ICC suspends Sarfraz Ahmed for four matches after breaching anti-racism code
Cricket | January 27, 2019 14:01 ISTSarfraz will miss the remaining two matches in the ongoing ODI series, followed by two T20I matches against South Africa.
Sarfraz will miss the remaining two matches in the ongoing ODI series, followed by two T20I matches against South Africa.
The home team's pursuit of Pakistan's impressive total of 317-6 was shaping up to be a thrilling one before rain intervened.
Sarfaraz Ahmed was caught making racist comments towards Andile Phehlukwayo by the stump mic in the 37th over of South Africa's run chase on Tuesday in the second ODI.
"We can forgive but that doesn't mean we brush it under the table," he added.
Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar said that Sarfaraz Ahmed's conduct was totally unacceptable.
Sarfraz made the comments against Phehlukwayo in the 37th over of South Africa's run chase on Tuesday. South Africa eventually won the match by five wickets.
Andile Phehlukwayo took 4/22 and hit an unbeaten 69 while Rassie van der Dussen scored 80 not out as South Africa beat Pakistan by 5 wickets in the second ODI.
Pakistan suffered a 0-3 defeat to South Africa in the Test series and Mani said that recent results are disappointing and understandably cricket fans were also upset with the Test performances.
Experienced batsman Mohammad Hafeez, brought in for the ODIs, secured victory with 71 not out as his side finished on 267/5 to win with five balls to spare.
The end came quickly for Pakistan on the fourth day at the Wanderers as the tourists crashed from 153-3 overnight to 273 all out and well short of the victory target of 381.
Pakistan need 228 runs and have seven wickets in hand to win the match and avoid a 3-0 whitewash against South Africa.
Raja further criticised Pakistan team management's decision to drop leg-spinner Yasir Shah from the ongoing third Test.
Steyn was also unlucky not to take a wicket as he saw three catches go down off his bowling.
Duanne Olivier starred with the ball for South Africa (262 & 135/5) as he picked up 5/51 to bowl out Pakistan for 185 in their first innings.
South Africa lost seven wickets for 33 runs to be bowled out for 262 but Vernon Philander struck twice to reduce Pakistan to 17/2 at stumps on day one of the first Test.
Van der Dussen is uncapped in ODIs but made his international debut for the Proteas in a Twenty20 series against Zimbabwe last year.
Keeping in mind the fast pitches in South Africa, the squad includes only one specialist spinner in Shadab Khan, while Shaheen Afridi, Hasan Ali and Usman Shinwari are the three fast bowlers along with Amir.
Faf Du Plessis was suspended for one Test and fined 20 percent of his match fee after his team were found guilty of maintaining a slow over-rate during South Africa's 9 wicket victory in the second Test.
South Africa hasn't yet named a replacement captain for the test in Johannesburg starting Friday, which is a dead rubber.
South Africa chased down 41 runs with ease to win the second Test and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
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