Shadab sanctioned for Walton send off

Pakistan leg-spinner Shadab Khan has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee and received one demerit point after giving West Indies batsman Chadwick Walton a send-off in Monday night's T20I in Karachi.

Shadab was found guilty of a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct, specifically the section that relates to "using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batsman upon his/her dismissal during an international match".

The incident happened in the ninth over of the Windies' innings when Shadab, after dismissing Walton, pointed his finger at the departing batsmen and also made an inappropriate comment.

After the match, Shadab admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by match referee David Boon and, as such, there was no need for a formal hearing.

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.

Pakistan have dominated the three-match series against a depleted Windies outfit, handing the visitors a pair of shellackings in the two matches to date to claim the series with a match still to play.

The series marks a return to international cricket in Karachi for the first time in nine years, and concludes tonight with the third and final fixture.