For violating Article 2.2 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel during the second Test between Sri Lanka and India at Colombo, which is set for August 23–27, 2026, Prabath Jayasuriya has received an official reprimand and one demerit point.
The infraction relates to “abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during an International Match”.
On the second day of the game, there was a breach. Manav Suthar removed Jayasuriya, who had been used as a nightwatchman, leg before wicket (lbw) for two runs from seven balls on the day’s last delivery. He hit the boundary wedges with his bat on his way back to the dressing room, which prompted an official charge from the officiating panel.
On-field umpires Ahsan Raza and Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid, along with third umpire Rod Tucker and fourth umpire Prageeth Rambukwella, brought the accusation. The case was settled without a formal hearing since Jayasuriya accepted the accusation and accepted the penalty proposed by match referee Andy Pycroft of the ICC Elite Panel. In a rolling 24-month period, the demerit point is the first to be recorded against Jayasuriya.
What is established in Article 2.2 of the ICC Code of Conduct?
Misuse of equipment or ground fittings during an international match is covered by Article 2.2. According to the ICC, this is a lower-level disciplinary offence. Jayasuriya was given a reprimand and one penalty point for the first infraction.
The clause deals with what the International Cricket Council (ICC) defines as misuse of cricket gear, apparel, ground equipment, fixtures, and fittings during an international match. Jayasuriya’s actions with his bat at the boundary, according to the official panel, clearly fit that description. No independent tribunal was established as he agreed with the conclusion.
Is Jayasuriya the third person to receive a Colombo Test sanction?
Jayasuriya is the third player from this match to be subject to an ICC disciplinary decision. The first two penalties resulted from a different incident involving Sri Lankan fast bowler Asitha Fernando and Indian batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal on the first day of the game.
In the seventeenth over of India’s first innings, that incident took place. The match authorities reported both players after Fernando had just taken Jaiswal’s wicket and the two got into a verbal altercation and made head contact. Each was sanctioned separately. Jayasuriya’s case is completely unrelated to the Jaiswal-Fernando case and is solely based on his actions following his dismissal on Day 2.
