KOLKATA, India, CMC-West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels has been fined 30 percent of his match fee following a verbal altercation with England all-rounder Ben Stokes during Sunday’s final of the T20 World Cup.
Samuels, who was adjudged the man of the match for his unbeaten 66-ball 85, was accused of using abusive and offensive language directed at Stokes, a Level 1 breach.
He was found to be in violation of Article 2.1.4 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “using language or a gesture that is obscene, offensive or insulting during an International Match.”
Samuels has admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by Ranjan Madugalle of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees.
Level 1 breaches normally carries a minimum penalty of an official reprimand and a maximum penalty of 50 percent of a player’s match fee.
West Indies defeated England by four wickets in Sunday’s final to regain the World T20 title they first won in 2012.
