UAE Slammed Five-Run Penalty During ODI Against Nepal. Here’s Why | Cricket News
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UAE's Alishan Sharafu applied saliva to polish the ball during the second ODI vs Nepal.© TwitterAfter the International Cricket Council (ICC) decided to impose permanent ban on saliva use to polish the ball, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) national team became the first casualties of the rule during a match against Nepal, resulting in five penalty runs given to the latter. During the second ODI against Nepal, UAE's Alishan Sharafu applied saliva to polish the ball. After his act was noticed, on-field umpires Vinay Kumar Jha and Masudur Rahman awarded Nepal five penalty runs in line with the new ruling that came into effect this year in September.A new on-field punishment was enforced in Kathmandu, and the penalty runs helped Nepal level their ODI series with UAEMore https://t.co/9W...