West Indies fast bowler Jayden Seales has been fined 15% of his match fee and handed one demerit point for violating Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the first Test match against Australia in Bridgetown on Wednesday.
The incident occurred during the 55th over of Australia&rsquo;s innings when Seales dismissed captain Pat Cummins and made a gesture toward the pavilion. The ICC stated that this act breached Article 2.5 of the Code, which pertains to the use of language, actions, or gestures that could provoke an aggressive response from a batter after dismissal.
This is Seales' second offence in a 24-month period, bringing his total demerit points to two.
Seales admitted to the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by match referee Javagal Srinath, which eliminated the need for a formal hearing. The charge was laid by on-field umpires Richard Kettleborough and Nitin Menon, third umpire Adrian Holdstock, and fourth umpire Gregory Brathwaite.
His previous demerit point came during a Test match against Bangladesh in Jamaica on December 3, 2024.
Speaking after the day&rsquo;s play, Seales clarified that the gesture was made in frustration rather than aggression. &ldquo;It didn&rsquo;t really mean anything. Pat had played a few good shots off me, and I just pointed towards the dressing room. There wasn&rsquo;t anything serious in it,&rdquo; he said.
Seales continued his strong performance in the match, claiming six wickets, including the dismissal of Josh Inglis for 12 on the second day. Australia&rsquo;s Travis Head (13) and Beau Webster (19) are set to resume their innings on Friday. [Except for the headline, this article has not been edited by the Benefit News editorial team and is published directly from the IANS news feed]

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June 27, 2025 | 15:49 IST