Overview
- Babar Azam was docked 10% of his match fee for a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during the third ODI in Rawalpindi.
- He received one demerit point, his first in 24 months, which will remain on his record under ICC disciplinary rules.
- The incident occurred in the 21st over after a dismissal by Jeffrey Vandersay, when Babar struck the stumps with his bat.
- On-field umpires Alex Wharf and Rashid Riaz, with third umpire Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid and fourth umpire Faisal Afridi, reported the offence, and match referee Ali Naqvi proposed the sanction.
- Babar admitted the charge and accepted the penalty with no formal hearing required, as Pakistan completed a 3-0 series sweep where he led all scorers with 165 runs, including an unbeaten 102.