The International Cricket Council has fined India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj 15 percent of his match fee and issued him one demerit point for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the fourth day of the third Test against England at Lord’s on Sunday, 13 July. Siraj was sanctioned under Article 2.5, which covers language or gestures that could provoke an aggressive reaction from a dismissed batter. The charge stemmed from his animated send-off after removing opener Ben Duckett in the sixth over of England’s second innings. The 30-year-old accepted the match referee’s decision, avoiding a formal hearing. The penalty is his second demerit point in a 24-month window; four points would trigger a suspension. On the field, England were bowled out for 192, setting India a target of 193. The tourists stumbled to 58 for four at stumps on day four, leaving the contest finely balanced heading into the final day of the World Test Championship fixture.
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