DHAKA, March 10, 2024 (BSS)-Bangladesh batter Towhid Hridoy was fined 15 per 
cent of his match fee for breaching ICC Code of Conduct during the third T20 
International against Sri Lanka on Saturday.

Bangladesh suffered a 28-run defeat in the third game and lost the series by 
2-1. Sri Lanka celebrated the victory with Timed Out gesture, hinting that 
they are yet to move on from the World Cup incident when Shakib Al Hasan 
inflicted timed out dismissal on Angelo Mathews. The incident further dented 
the relationship between the two teams.

However the series deciding third game between the two sides was eventful 
with the players engaging in verbal spats for several times. Hridoy's 
incident occurred in the fourth over of Bangladesh's innings, when after 
being dismissed, Hridoy turned around on his way back to the pavilion and 
remonstrated aggressively and inappropriately with the Sri Lankan players.

He admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by Andy Pycroft of 
the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees, so there was no need for a 
formal hearing.

On-field umpires Sharfuddoula Saikat and Tanvir Ahmed, third umpire Gazi 
Sohel and fourth umpire Masudur Rahman levelled the charge.