Kathmandu, Sept. 16 -- Nepal's Rohit Kumar Paudel has been fined 15 percent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the final of the ACC Men's Premier Cup against the UAE in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Saturday, the ICC informed on Tuesday.

With a place in the 2027 Asia Cup at stake, the two arch-rivals were competing for the title and the qualification spot.

During the first innings, Paudel, while batting in the 31st over, was involved in a heated argument with UAE's Adeeb Usmani.

"...Adeeb and Paudel got into a heated argument and did not adhere to the instructions of the umpires, who were trying to diffuse the situation," the ICC said. "Adeeb and Paudel were both fined 15 percent of their match fee fo...