**WI’s Jayden Seales Fined for Inappropriate Throw at Yashasvi Jaiswal**
*By Parth Dhall | Oct 12, 2025, 06:17 pm*
West Indies pacer Jayden Seales has been fined 25% of his match fee by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for breaching its Level 1 Code of Conduct during the ongoing 2nd Test against India at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium.
### Incident Details
The incident occurred on Day 1, during the 29th over of India’s first innings. Seales fielded the ball on his follow-through and threw it at Indian batter Yashasvi Jaiswal, hitting him on the pads. The ICC ruled that this action violated Article 2.9 of its Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which prohibits “throwing a ball (or any other item of cricket equipment) at or near a player in an inappropriate and/or dangerous manner during an International Match.”
### Sanction and Hearing
Seales received a 25% match fee fine and a demerit point—the latter marking his second within two years; the first was against Bangladesh in December 2024.
The pacer contested the proposed sanction during a formal hearing, claiming he was attempting to run Jaiswal out. However, after reviewing multiple replay angles, match referee Andy Pycroft concluded that the throw was unnecessary and inappropriate as Jaiswal was within the crease when hit.
### ICC Guidelines on Level 1 Breaches
The ICC clarified that Level 1 Code of Conduct breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand and a maximum of 50% of the player’s match fee, along with up to two demerit points.
The charge against Seales was reported by on-field umpires Richard Illingworth and Paul Reiffel, third umpire Alex Wharf, and fourth umpire K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan.
### Match Context
In the first innings, Seales went wicketless, conceding 88 runs in 22 overs, including two maidens. India declared at 518/5 after 134.2 overs. Meanwhile, fellow West Indies bowlers Jomel Warrican and captain Roston Chase shared four wickets between them.
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