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ICC Penalizes West Indies Players Rovman Powell and Sherfane Rutherford
- •Rovman Powell and Sherfane Rutherford were each handed one demerit point by the ICC for breaching the code of conduct during the second T20I against India.
- •Powell was sanctioned for hitting the ball away with his bat after being dismissed by Mayank Yadav, violating Article 2.2 relating to cricket equipment abuse.
- •Rutherford breached Article 2.8 for showing dissent by aggressively shouting at the umpire over a delivery that was not ruled a wide.
- •Both players accepted the sanctions proposed by match referee Prakash Bhatt without needing formal hearings.
- •Rutherford scored 84 runs off 37 balls in the match, helping guide the West Indies to a six-wicket victory in Ranchi.
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Rovman Powell and Sherfane Rutherford were each handed one demerit point by the ICC for separate on-field code of conduct breaches during the match in Ranchi. Powell was penalized under Article 2.2 for striking the ball away with his bat after being dismissed, while Rutherford was sanctioned under Article 2.8 for aggressively shouting at the umpire over a rejected wide-ball decision.
Rovman Powell breached Article 2.2 of the ICC Code of Conduct, which relates to the abuse of cricket equipment. Sherfane Rutherford breached Article 2.8, which addresses showing dissent at an umpire's decision. Both players admitted their respective offenses and accepted the proposed sanctions from match referee Prakash Bhatt.
Sherfane Rutherford scored 84 runs off 37 balls during the second T20I, hitting seven fours and seven sixes. His performance included a crucial 120-run partnership for the fourth wicket with captain Shai Hope, putting the West Indies in a strong position before he was dismissed by Kuldeep Yadav.
