Sangakkara fined full match fee

Sri Lankan wicketkeeper Kumar Sangakkara was fined his full match fee for violating the ICC code of conduct for players during the Asia Cup final.

Sri Lankan wicketkeeper Kumar Sangakkara was fined his full match fee for violating the ICC code of conduct for players during the Asia Cup final against India.

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Match referee Mike Procter charged Sangakkara with a level two offence for using obscene language during Sunday's day-night final at the R Premdasa Stadium, which Sri Lanka won by 25 runs.

Tillakaratne Dilshan and Upul Chandana too were found guilty of level one offences and fined 50 per cent of their match fees.

Sri Lanka play a two-Test series against South Africa starting at Galle on Wednesday. The second Test will be played in Colombo and will be followed by five One-Day Internationals.