Rangpur Riders’ Mohammad Shahzad and Liam Dawson and Rajshahi Kings’ Sabbir Rahman have been found guilty of breaching the BCB Code of Conduct during their BPL 2016 match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur on Monday (28 November 2016).

Shahzad was found to have violated Article 2.1.1 of the BCB Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “conduct that is contrary to the spirit of the game”. 

The player was fined 30 percent of his match fees and suspended for an ensuing match of the tournament, according to BCB’s media release.

In addition to the sanction imposed for his breach of Article 2.2.1, four (04) demerit points have been added to Shahzad’s disciplinary record.

Dawson, Rangpur Riders’ stand-in captain for the match, was fined 30 percent of his match fees for showing dissent at an umpiring decision. He was found guilty of a Level 1 offense under Article 2.1.5.

In addition to the sanction imposed, two (02) demerit points have been added to Dawson’s disciplinary record.

Sabbir Rahman of Rajshahi Kings was fined 15 percent of his match fees for the conduct which was contrary to the spirit of the game. He was found guilty of a Level 1 (Article 2.1.1) offense.

In addition to the sanction imposed one (01) demerit point has been added to Sabbir’s disciplinary record.

The three players admitted their respective offences and accepted the sanctions proposed by Match Referee Neeeyamur Rashid Rahul and, as such, there was no need for a formal hearing.

The charges were levelled by on-field umpires Gazi Sohel and Rashed Riaz Waqar, third umpire Tanvir Ahmed and fourth umpire Mahfuzur Rahman Litu.

Barisal Bulls’ allrounder Rayad Emrit has been warned for showing dissent at an umpire's decision during his team’s BPL 2016 match against Chittagong Vikings at ZACS, Chittagong on 22 November 2016. He was found guilty of a Level 1 (2.1.5) offense.

In addition to the warning, one (01) demerit point has been added to Emrit’s disciplinary record.