Fakhar Zaman: Pakistan’s Fakhar Zaman banned for ball tampering in PSL. cricket news
Pakistan’s opening legends Fakhar Zaman He was banned for two matches on Tuesday after being found guilty in PSL The ‘ball-tampering’ controversy that has shaken Pakistan cricket.“Fakhar Zaman has been suspended for two HBL PSL matches after being found guilty of a Level 3 offense for breaching Article 2.14 of the Code of Conduct applicable to Players and Player Support Personnel during the Lahore Qalandars vs Karachi Kings match on Sunday,” the PSL said in a media release.“Match referee Roshan Mahanama held a disciplinary hearing and made this decision after reviewing all the evidence,” the statement said.The match, which the Kings won with three balls to spare, became a major flashpoint at the end of the 19th over of the second innings, with Karachi needing 14 runs off the last over as Haris Rauf was set to bowl for the Qalandars.Before the over, Zaman was seen discussing with Haris Rauf and Lahore Qalandars captain Shaheen Shah Afridi. Soon after, umpire Faisal Afridi requested the ball. After a long look and detailed discussion between Afridi and square-leg umpire Sharafuddaula, the umpires ultimately ruled that Qalandars had deliberately changed the condition of the ball, and awarded five penalty runs to the Kings. Apart from this, the ball was replaced immediately.The umpires fined Lahore Qalandars five runs for changing the condition of the ball and later changed it. Due to this, Karachi Kings needed nine runs in the last over, which they successfully achieved.After the bowler bowled a wide ball, all-rounder Abbas Afridi sealed the team’s victory by hitting Rauf with a four and a six.
