ICC Fines Alleyne and Joseph After ODI in Barbados

West Indies cricketers Aaliyah Alleyne and Qiana Joseph have been penalised for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the second ODI against South Africa in Barbados.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that both players were found guilty of violating Article 2.8, which pertains to “showing dissent at an umpire’s decision during an international match.”

Alleyne was fined 10% of her match fee and received one demerit point after expressing visible disagreement with an umpiring decision. Her reaction included raising her arms and delaying her exit from the field following her dismissal.

Joseph, meanwhile, was judged to have reacted more aggressively to a similar situation. As a result, she was fined 50% of her match fee and handed two demerit points.

According to the ICC, the charges were laid by on-field umpires Jacqueline Williams and Nimali Perera, with support from third umpire Candace la Borde and fourth umpire Maria Abbott.

Both players accepted responsibility for their conduct and agreed to the sanctions proposed by match referee Akhtar Ahmad of the Emirates ICC International Panel.

“Level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand and a maximum of a 50% fine of a player’s match fee, along with one or two demerit points,” the ICC clarified in its statement.

The demerit points will remain on the players’ records for two years before being expunged.