India Women's opening batter Pratika Rawal has been fined 10% of her match fee and also handed one demerit point for 'avoidable physical contact' during the first ODI against England Women's team on Tuesday, July 15. The right-hand batter was charged for two separate incidents that occurred during India's run chase in Southampton, which they won by four wickets.
The first incident occurred when Rawal played a ball from Lauren Filer in the 18th over and ran across for a quick single, but while reaching the non-striker's end, he made physical contact with the bowler. The second offense occurred in the next over itself when she was dismissed by Sophie Ecclestone for 51-ball 36. On the way back to the dressing room, the opener made contact with England's off-spinner.
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The youngster pleaded guilty to the Level 1 breach of the ICC's Code of Conduct, which indicates "inappropriate and deliberate physical contact between players in the course of play."
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All-round India seal the first ODI against England
Speaking about India's performance, they were clinical with bat and ball in hand. In the batting, Rawal, Jemimah Rodrigues (48), and Deepti Sharma (*62) played starring roles and enabled a smooth run-chase of the 259-run target. Meanwhile, the hosts were fined 5% of the match fee for maintaining a slow over rate. England were found one over short of the target in the allotted time frame for completing overs.
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The second ODI between these two teams will be played on Saturday, July 19. India will be hoping to seal the series in the second ODI.
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