India, March 31 -- The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) came down hard on Fakhar Zaman, suspending the Lahore Qalandars batter over ball-tampering charges during Sunday's Pakistan Super League (PSL) clash against Karachi Kings at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

The 35-year-old was charged by match referee Roshan Mahanama with a Level 3 offence under Article 2.14 of the PSL Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel. He was found guilty of breaching Article 41.3 of the PSL playing conditions, which prohibits any action that alters the condition of the ball.

However, Fakhar denied all charges during the hearing, which stemmed from an incident just before the final over of Karachi's innings, when they required 14 runs to win. He w...