Archive · 14 Sep 2026
Kranti Gaud Fined After Asia Cup Final Send-Off
Kranti Gaud is an Indian cricket player.
During the Women’s Asia Cup final, she made a gesture toward the pavilion after dismissing Sri Lankan batter Imesha Dulani.
Officials said the gesture could provoke an aggressive reaction.
Gaud was fined 10% of her match fee and received one demerit point.
She accepted the punishment, so a formal hearing was not needed.
India won the final by 72 runs and claimed its eighth Asia Cup title.
Pakistan’s players were separately fined because their team bowled one over too slowly in its semifinal.
The final’s trophy presentation also drew attention because Indian players did not collect the trophy in Mohsin Naqvi’s presence.
India seamer Kranti Gaud was fined 10% of her match fee and given one demerit point.
Gaud breached Article 2.5 after gesturing toward the pavilion following Imesha Dulani’s dismissal.
The incident occurred during India’s 72-run victory over Sri Lanka in the Women’s Asia Cup final.
Gaud admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by match referee Supriya Rani Das.
Pakistan’s players were fined 5% each for being one over short in their semifinal against Sri Lanka.
- Who
- India seamer Kranti Gaud and Pakistan’s women’s team were sanctioned under the International Cricket Council’s Code of Conduct.
- What
- Gaud received a 10% fine and one demerit point; Pakistan’s players received 5% fines for a slow overrate.
- When
- The Asia Cup final was played Sunday, with Gaud’s sanction announced Monday; Pakistan’s semifinal took place the previous Friday.
- Where
- The final was played in Dubai, while Pakistan’s semifinal was against Sri Lanka.
- Why
- Gaud breached Article 2.5 by gesturing after a dismissal, while Pakistan was one over short of the required overrate after time allowances.
- Gaud’s fine
- 10% of her match fee
- Gaud’s disciplinary points
- One demerit point
- Breached provision
- Article 2.5 of the International Cricket Council Code of Conduct
- Dismissed batter
- Sri Lanka opener Imesha Dulani
- Asia Cup final result
- India defeated Sri Lanka by 72 runs
- Pakistan’s fine
- 5% of each player’s match fee
- Trophy presentation
- Indian players did not collect the trophy in Mohsin Naqvi’s presence
