New Zealand’s experienced fast bowler Tim Southee violated ICC rules in the match played against West Indies, due to which he will now have to pay a heavy fine. Let us tell you, in the match played in this important tournament, West Indies defeated New Zealand by 13 runs at Brian Lara Stadium.

All the players from West Indies performed very well and played an important role in their team’s victory. Talking about Tim Southee, he was found guilty of violating section 2.2 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Support Staff which relates to misuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fittings during an international match. Not only this, a demerit point has also been imposed on Tim Southee for this misbehavior.

This is his first point in a period of 24 months. In fact, when the experienced player was out in the 18th over of New Zealand’s innings, while going back to the dressing room, he threw the hand sanitizer forcefully. Tim Southee has accepted his mistake. Let us tell you, field umpires Ehsan Raza and Alex Wroff, third umpire Richard Illingworth and fourth umpire Michael Gough have imposed this fine on Tim Southee and also imposed a penalty of 50% of the player’s match fee.

New Zealand team out of ICC T20 World Cup 2024

Let us tell you, the New Zealand team has been eliminated from this important tournament. They performed very disappointingly in this tournament and due to this the team could not make it to the Super 8.

So far, five teams have confirmed their place in the Super 8 of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Talking about New Zealand, the team now has to play its last match against Uganda on June 14. The New Zealand team would definitely like to win the upcoming match against Uganda.