Fakhar Zaman, a batter of Pakistan, was fined 10 per cent of his match fee after he violated the ICC Code of Conduct in the Tri-Series final with Sri Lanka on November 29, 2025. The incident was the first demerit of the last 24 months Zaman had offended and this demerit point was added to his disciplinary history.
Article 2.8 of the ICC that was breached by Zaman is the one that addresses the issue of expressing disagreement in the face of an umpires decision during an international match. This was a violation in the 19th over of the Pakistan innings when the left-handed opener got into a long tussle with the on field umpires after he was dismissed.
On-field umpires Ahsan Raza and Asif Yaqoob, third umpire Rashid Riaz, and fourth umpire Faisal Afridi charged them with the sanction being proposed by Reon King of the Emirates ICC International Panel of Match Referees. Zaman pleaded guilty and paid the fine, and did not have to face a formal hearing. The penalty of Level 1 breaches according to ICC rules consists of up to one or two demerit points, up to a fine of half the match fee, and a reprimand by an official.
Although the loss was in the form of discipline, Pakistan was to win the Tri-Series title by defeating Sri Lanka by six wickets in the final at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Lankan Lions only made 114 in 19.1 overs, with the opener, Kamil Mishara, making 59 of 47 balls, two fours and four sixes.
In the case of Pakistan, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mohammad Nawaz had three and two wickets respectively, and Abrar Ahmed had two wickets and Salman Mirza and Saim Ayub had one wicket each. Pakistan reached the target in 18.4 overs in the chase and lost four wickets. Babar Azam (37 off 34) with the help of Saim Ayub (36) and Sahibzada Farhan (23) won the tournament for Pakistan.
