WELLINGTON: Sri Lanka fast bowler Suranga Lakmal was fined Sunday for firing two successive beamers at England’s Jos Buttler, an action for which he showed ‘no remorse’, the Inter­national Cricket Council said.

The incident happened in the 50th and final over of England’s innings in their World Cup clash when Lakmal bowled a second consecutive high, full pitched ball to Buttler, after being given a first and final warning by on-field umpire Rod Tucker earlier during the same over.

Lakmal was stopped from bowling at the Westpace Stadium and reported to the match referee David Boon for dangerous and unfair bowling.

Published in Dawn, March 2nd, 2015

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