**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. The incident occurred on Day 1 of the ongoing 2nd Test against India at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium.
Seales also received a demerit point, marking his second within two years—the first was against Bangladesh in December 2024.
### The Incident
The breach happened 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 Seales violated Article 2.9 of its Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel. This article 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
Initially, match referee Andy Pycroft proposed the penalty; however, Seales contested the sanction, leading to a formal hearing. Seales argued that he was attempting to run out Jaiswal.
After reviewing replay footage from multiple angles, the match referee determined that the throw was unnecessary and inappropriate since it hit Jaiswal while the batter was safely within the crease.
### ICC Guidelines on Level 1 Breaches
According to ICC regulations, Level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand, a maximum fine of 50% of a player’s match fee, and up to two demerit points.
The charge against Seales was brought forward by on-field umpires Richard Illingworth and Paul Reiffel, third umpire Alex Wharf, and fourth umpire K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan.
### Match Performance
In the first innings, Seales went wicketless as India declared at 518/5 after 134.2 overs. He bowled 22 overs, conceding 88 runs, including two maidens.
Meanwhile, fellow West Indies bowlers Jomel Warrican and captain Roston Chase shared four wickets between them.
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