Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal has lost his appeal over a ball-tampering charge and will miss his team’s third and final Test against the West Indies, which starts Saturday.
The day-night Test gets underway in Barbados on Saturday with the West Indies 1-0 ahead in the three-match series.
“Judicial Commissioner, Michael Beloff, has dismissed Dinesh Chandimal’s appeal after the Sri Lanka captain was found guilty of changing the condition of the ball during the second day’s play in the second Test against the Windies in St Lucia on Saturday,” said a statement released by the ICC.
Chandimal, 28, was slapped with two suspension points and fined 100 per cent of his match fee for the offence. The points equate to a ban from one Test or two ODIs or two T20s. He was suspected of using saliva and a sweet that he had in his mouth to tamper with the ball. His action was picked up on television images.
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka coach Chandika Hathurusinghe and manager Asanka Gurusinha were cleared for the third Test after, along with Chandimal, admitting “conduct that is contrary to the spirit of the game”.
The preliminary hearing for this breach will take place on July 10 with the decision on sanction to follow.
However, “until the hearing takes place, and Beloff determines the appropriate sanction, Hathurusinghe and Gurusinha can continue to perform their professional responsibilities, including in the Barbados Test,” added the ICC.
