West Indies’ Jayden Seales bowls during the first day of the second and last Test cricket match against India at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, India on Friday. (Photo: AFP)
October 16, 2025
DELHI, India (CMC) — West Indies fast bowler Jayden Seales has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee for breaching the ICC’s Code of Conduct in the second Test against India.
Seales was found guilty of a Level 1 breach on Friday’s opening day of the second Test, during the 29th over of India’s first innings, when he fielded the ball on his follow-through and threw it at batter Yashaswi Jaiswal, hitting him on the pads.
On-field umpires Richard Illingworth and Paul Reiffel, third umpire Alex Wharf and fourth umpire KN Ananthapadmanabhan levelled the charge.
The bowler, however, contested the charge, claiming that he threw the ball while attempting a run out.
The match referee, referring to replay clips showing the incident from different angles, concluded that the throw was unnecessary and inappropriate, hitting the batter on the pads when he was within the crease.
Seales was found guilty of breaching Article 2.9 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “throwing a ball (or any other item of cricket equipment) at or near a player in an inappropriate and/or dangerous manner during an International Match.”
In addition to the fine, one demerit point has been added to Seales’ disciplinary record, taking his total demerit points to two in a 24-month period.
The previous demerit point for Seales dates back to a Test match against Bangladesh in December 2024.
