Kundai Matigimu fined 15% of match fees after breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct

Bulawayo [Zimbabwe], July 8 (ANI): Zimbabwe right-arm eamer Kundai Matigimu wa fined 15 per cent of hi match fee a he breached Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the econd Tet againt South Africa.
The incident occurred during the 72nd over of South Africa firt inning, when Matigimu fielded a ball in hi follow-through and threw it at batter Lhuan-de Pretoriu, hitting him on the writ at cloe range, a per the ICC official webite.
Baed on the incident, Matigimu wa found to have breached Article 2.9 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Player and Player Support Peronnel, which pertain to throwing a ball (or any other item of cricket equipment) at or near a player in an inappropriate and/or dangerou manner during an International Match.
Matigimu admitted to the offence and accepted the anction propoed by Ranjan Madugalle of the Emirate ICC Elite Panel of Match Referee, thereby avoiding the need for a formal hearing.
In addition to the fine, one demerit point ha been added to the pacer diciplinary record. Thi mark hi firt offence within a 24-month period.
On the ame day, South Africa urpriing declaration left Wiaan Mulder 34 run hort of breaking legendary Brian Lara eluive 400-run feat in hi captaincy debut during Day 2 of the econd Tet againt Zimbabwe away from home in Bulawayo on Monday.
Mulder found the formula to thrive in the number three role and decimated Zimbabwe toothle bowling attack in the firt four eion. He made Zimbabwe regret their deciion to bowl after winning the to by toying with their field. He butled for run, offered no clemency to the hot and tood unbeaten on 367(334) at the troke of lunch on the econd day.
The famed how put up by Mulder wa laced with a taggering 49 and four towering maximum, the econd-highet boundarie count in a Tet inning behind John Edrich 57. He exploited Zimbabwe mifiring tactic to blaze hi way to the fifth-highet individual core in Tet cricket hitory and the highet ince Mahela Jayawardene wahbuckling 374 at Colombo in 2006.
The 27-year-old became the firt South African to hammer a triple-hundred in Tet format after Hahim Amla hitoric 311 againt England in 2012 at The Oval. Mulder became the firt ever to hit a triple-ton in Tet in Zimbabwe. He bettered Sri Lanka legend Kumar Sangakkara 270 in 2004.
Mulder breached the three-hundred run mark in 297 deliverie, the econd fatet to the feat after India former exploive opener Virender Sehwag, who required jut 278 ball to achieve the feat againt South Africa at Chennai in 2008.
Even though he fell hort in improving Sehwag effort, Mulder brought up hi 350 in 324 deliverie, the fatet any batter ha managed in Tet format. He dethroned Matthew Hayden 402-ball exploit, which alo came againt Zimbabwe in 2003.
Mulder tar-tudded effort ended with an unbeaten 367*, the highet by a player in an away Tet. He dethroned former Pakitan batter Hanif Mohammad, who lammed 337 againt the Wet Indie in Barbado in 1958.
Mulder alo poee the highet aggregate by a South African batter in a Tet, urpaing former captain Graeme Smith 362 (277 & 85) againt England at Edgbaton in 2003. He alo ha the highet individual core for the Protea. (ANI)