Trio fined for mid-field row
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March 27, 2011, Sunday
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NEW Zealanders Daniel Vettori and Kyle Mills and South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis were fined by the International Cricket Council yesterday following their mid-pitch altercation during the World Cup quarterfinal in Dhaka.
Mills, who was not in the playing XI, was fined 20 percent over and above his match fee after being found guilty of "inappropriate and deliberate physical contact between players" and conduct contrary to the spirit of the game during New Zealand's upset 49-run win on Friday.
New Zealand captain Vettori was fined a total of 90 percent of his match fee on both charges and du Plessis was fined 50 percent of his match fee for his part in the pushing incident - which occurred after Mills went onto the field with some drinks after a wicket had fallen at the end of the 28th over of South Africa's innings.
Umpires Aleem Dar and Rod Tucker referred the charges against the three players to ICC match referee Roshan Mahanama, who imposed the sanctions after a hearing involving Mills, the only one of the three to plead not guilty to the charges.
"It was a very important time of a crucial match for both sides but there is never any excuse for deliberate physical contact in international cricket," Mahanama said in a statement. "Vettori and Mills continued to act inappropriately and contrary to the spirit of the game throughout, hence the second charges were laid against them.
"In determining the punishment I have taken into consideration the fact that none of these players has previously been involved in similar breaches of the code."
Mills, who has been sidelined with injuries for New Zealand's last two matches, was ruled out of New Zealand's squad for next week's semifinal against either Sri Lanka or England. He injured his thigh in a group match and wasn't expected to recover in time for Tuesday's semifinal. He was replaced in the team by left-arm seamer Andy McKay, 30.
Mills is the second New Zealand player to be replaced after seamer Hamish Bennett was ruled out with an ankle injury and was replaced by Daryl Tuffey.
Mills, who was not in the playing XI, was fined 20 percent over and above his match fee after being found guilty of "inappropriate and deliberate physical contact between players" and conduct contrary to the spirit of the game during New Zealand's upset 49-run win on Friday.
New Zealand captain Vettori was fined a total of 90 percent of his match fee on both charges and du Plessis was fined 50 percent of his match fee for his part in the pushing incident - which occurred after Mills went onto the field with some drinks after a wicket had fallen at the end of the 28th over of South Africa's innings.
Umpires Aleem Dar and Rod Tucker referred the charges against the three players to ICC match referee Roshan Mahanama, who imposed the sanctions after a hearing involving Mills, the only one of the three to plead not guilty to the charges.
"It was a very important time of a crucial match for both sides but there is never any excuse for deliberate physical contact in international cricket," Mahanama said in a statement. "Vettori and Mills continued to act inappropriately and contrary to the spirit of the game throughout, hence the second charges were laid against them.
"In determining the punishment I have taken into consideration the fact that none of these players has previously been involved in similar breaches of the code."
Mills, who has been sidelined with injuries for New Zealand's last two matches, was ruled out of New Zealand's squad for next week's semifinal against either Sri Lanka or England. He injured his thigh in a group match and wasn't expected to recover in time for Tuesday's semifinal. He was replaced in the team by left-arm seamer Andy McKay, 30.
Mills is the second New Zealand player to be replaced after seamer Hamish Bennett was ruled out with an ankle injury and was replaced by Daryl Tuffey.
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