Pakistan captain Fatima Sana fined over Shafali Verma gesture in Asia Cup | Cricket

Sana gestured in direction of the pavillion after eradicating Verma in a caught-and-bowled dismissal of their Asia Cup match.

Pakistan captain Fatima Sana has been sanctioned by the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) for gesturing throughout her workforce’s Asia Cup group match towards India final week.

Sana was fined 10 p.c of her match charge by the ICC on Monday, two days after India handed Pakistan a record T20 defeat within the regional match.

The incident occurred after Sana caught and bowled out Shafali Verma in her second over and gestured to the pavilion. Verma scored 12 runs off six balls as India beat Pakistan by seven wickets to stay unbeaten within the competitors.

Sana admitted to her offence, which breached Article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct referring to “utilizing language, actions or gestures which disparage or which may provoke an aggressive response from a batter upon dismissal”.

Moreover, one demerit level was added to her disciplinary file for her second offence in 24 months. The earlier incident occurred throughout a T20I towards Eire in August 2025.

In keeping with the ICC’s Code of Conduct, Stage 1 breaches carry a minimal penalty of an official reprimand, a most penalty of fifty p.c of a participant’s match charge and one or two demerit factors.

India have cruised by to the semifinals with six factors from three matches. Pakistan are searching for a win towards Hong Kong on Monday.

The 50-over world champions have received a file seven Asia Cup titles, most lately in 2022.

Pakistan have by no means received the title and have twice completed runners-up to neighbours India, in 2012 and 2016.

Sana was named Pakistan’s captain in October 2024, changing into the youngest participant to steer the ladies’s cricket workforce on the age of twenty-two.