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Shahzad handed two-match suspension for physical altercation
- Updated: November 29, 2016
Rangpur Riders opener Mohammad Shahzad has been suspended for two BPL matches for making physical contact with Rajshahi Kings’ Sabbir Rahman with his bat, following his dismissal in Mirpur on Monday. Shahzad was also fined 30% of his match fees. Sabbir was handed a 15% fine while Liam Dawson, Rangpur’s stand-in captain, was fined 30% for showing dissent after the umpire adjudged him lbw.
The Shahzad-Sabbir incident occured in the fourth over of the chase and replays showed there was physical contact between them after which Sabbir crouched for a few minutes. Sabbir was running past Shahzad who extended his bat. The umpires spoke to Sabbir after the incident, which boiled over from the …
