The Indian opener Pratika Rawal has been fined 10 per cent of her match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct.

She was found guilty after being involved in avoidable physical contact during the first ODI match of India Women’s tour of England 2025 on Wednesday.

She was accused of breached Article of 2.12 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “inappropriate physical contact with a Player, Player Support Personnel, Umpire, Match Referee or any other person (including a spectator during an International Match).”

In addition to this, one demerit point has been added to Rawal’s disciplinary record, for whom it was the first offence in a 24-month period.

The incident occured in the 18th over, she made avoidable physical contact with bowler Lauren Filer while running a single, and after being dismissed in the next over, she made similar avoidable contact with bowler Sophie Ecclestone on her way back to the pavilion.

Meanwhile, the England Women Cricket team were fined five per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow-over rate, as they were one over short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration.

In accordance with 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minimum over-rate offences, players are fined five per cent of their match fee of every over their side fails to bowl in the alloted time.

Both Rawal and England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt has accepted the offences and accepted the sanctions proposed by Sarah Bartlett of the ICC International Panel of Match Referees, so there was no need for formal hearings.

On-field umpires Sue Redfern and Jacquline Williams, third umpire Anna Harris and fourth umpire Rob White levelled the charges. Notably, Level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand, a maximum penalty of 50 per cent of a player’s match fee and one or two demerit points.

The second match of the three match ODI series will be played on July 19 at Lord’sLondon.