Afghanistan spinners Noor Ahmad and Mujeeb Ur Rahman were handed a demerit point each for breaching Level 1 of the ICC code of conduct during the Asia Cup match against Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.

Noor was found to have breached Article 2.8 which indicated "showing dissent at an umpire's decision during an international match" while Mujeeb was charged with breaching Article 2.2, which relates to "abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during an international match."

Mujeeb had broken the stumps with his towel during the match. Noor had shown dissent in the 16th over of Sri Lanka's innings when the umpire adjudged one of his deliveries to be a wide.

On-field umpires Asif Yaqoob and Virender Sharma, third umpire Faisal Afridi and f

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