Visakhapatnam, Oct. 11 -- South Africa Women's left-arm spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba has been reprimanded for an inappropriate gesture directed at Indian batter Harleen Deol during their ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 match in Visakhapatnam.

Mlaba was found to have breached Article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to "using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batter upon his/her dismissal during an International Match."

The incident occurred after Mlaba dismissed India batter Harleen Deol during the 17th over, with the spinner waving goodbye to the opposing player after she had got her out.

As a result, Mlaba received a...