Sydney Thunder’s Harmanpreet Kaur has been charged for breaching the Cricket Australia Code of Conduct during her side’s Women’s Big Bash League match against the Hobart Hurricanes in Hobart.
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Harmanpreet Kaur, the first woman cricketer from India to play in Big Bash League, was reported for breaching CA’s Code of Conduct Article 2.1.2 – abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during a match – a level 1 offence.
The offence occurred during the Sydney Thunder’s batting innings on Monday, after Harmanpreet was dismissed.
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As per the CA Code of Conduct procedure, the Match Referee, Roy Loh, considered the umpires’ written report, and the proposed sanction was a reprimand.
Harmanpreet accepted the sanction and no hearing was required.