Bongani Jele

The ICC on Wednesday announced the lineup of match officials for the upcoming U-19 men's World Cup with umpire KNA Padmanabhan and match referee Narayanan Kutty being the two Indian representatives.

SA20 has assembled an experienced panel of 21 match officials, featuring top umpires like Marais Erasmus and Lauren Agenbag for Season 3. Shandre Fritz, a former Proteas Women captain, joins as match referee. The Umpire Exchange Programme includes James Middlebrook from ECB. The tournament began in Gqeberha, with MI Cape Town beating Sunrisers Eastern Cape

South Africa have been fined 20 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against Pakistan in their first ODI in Centurion.

South Africa have been fined 20 percent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against Australia in the first Twenty20 International in Johannesburg on Friday.

South Africa were fined for maintaining a slow over-rate in the fourth one-day international against India on Saturday, which they won by five wickets to keep the six-match series alive.

The victorious Indian cricket team was on Friday fined 20 per cent of its match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against South Africa in the first Test in Centurion. India will also lose one point from their World Test Championship tally due to this offence, the ICC said.

Match referee Andy Pycroft imposed the sanction after KL Rahul's side was ruled to be two overs short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration.

Bangladesh pacer Khaled Ahmed has been fined 15 percent of his match fee after he breached the ICC Code of Conduct during the second Test against South Africa.

South Africa won the toss and decided to bat in the series-deciding third and final one-day international against Bangladesh at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Wednesday.

South Africa have been fined 20 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against India in the second ODI here, the ICC said on Saturday.

South Africa won the toss and decided to bat in the third and final Twenty20 international against England at Newlands in Cape Town on Tuesday.

India lost the match by seven wickets at the hands of hosts South Africa on Friday, a result which saw the visitors losing the series 2-1.

Anil Chaudhary is the lone Indian named in the list of 19 match officials, including 16 umpires, for the upcoming ICC U-19 World Cup starting in South Africa from January 17.

Pacer Kagiso Rabada has been suspended for South Africa's next two Test matches after being found guilty of a Level 2 ICC Code of Conduct offence of 'inappropriate and deliberate physical contact with a player'.