Overview

• ICC confirmed Level 1 breaches of Articles 2.8 (dissent) and 2.2 (equipment abuse) from the Abu Dhabi group-stage fixture.
• Noor Ahmad showed dissent at a wide call in the 16th over, while Mujeeb Ur Rahman broke the stumps with his towel.
• On-field umpires Asif Yaqoob and Virender Sharma filed the charges with third umpire Faisal Afridi and fourth umpire Rohan Pandit also involved.
• Match referee Richie Richardson issued official reprimands after both players admitted the offences, so no hearing was required.
• Sri Lanka won by six wickets to advance to the Super Four, ending Afghanistan’s Asia Cup campaign.