ICC penalizes Shaheen Afridi and two other Pakistani players for breaching code of conduct in match against South Africa

Shaheen has incurred a 25 percent fine of his match fee due to a physical altercation with South Africa batsman Matthew Breetzke. The incident occurred during the 28th over of the South African innings when Shaheen obstructed Breetzke while he was attempting a single at the non-striker's end. This led to a heated exchange between the two players, with Breetzke nearly losing his balance. The situation quickly escalated, prompting officials to intervene and separate the players before it got out of hand.

"Pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi was fined 25 per cent of his match fee for breaching Article 2.12 of the Code, which pertains to "inappropriate physical contact with a Player, Player Support Personnel, Umpire, Match Referee or any other person (including a spectator) during an International Match," the ICC said in a release.

Shakeel, Ghulam fined 10 percent

That wasn't it. The very next over, Shakeel and Ghulam got carried away, and aggressively celebrated the dismissal of South Africa captain Temba Bavuma. Bavuma, who was run out at the stiker's end, couldn't even complete his tracks before he was interrupted by Shakeel and Ghulam, both of whom got up to Bavuma's face and celebrated animatedly. Shakeel and Ghulam were fined 10 percent of their match fee.

"Both players were found guilty of breaching Article 2.5 of the Code, which relates to 'using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batter upon his/her dismissal during an International Match,'" the release added.

Besides fines, all three players also handed one demerit point. Shaheen, Shakeel and Ghulam accepted the sanctions.

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