Rabada suspended for remainder of Australia Test series

South Africa bowler Kagiso Rabada will play no further part in the Test series against Australia after being banned for two matches.

Rabada, 22, who turned in a match-winning display as South Africa levelled the series at 1-1 with a six-wicket win in Port Elizabeth, has been suspended by the International Cricket Council for his conduct during the second Test.

The fast bowler has been fined 50 per cent of his match fee after being found guilty of deliberately brushing shoulders with Australia skipper Steve Smith while celebrating his dismissal on the opening day.

“Kagiso Rabada has been suspended for South Africa’s next two Test matches after being found guilty of a Level 2 ICC Code of Conduct offence of ‘inappropriate and deliberate physical contact with a player’,” the ICC said in a statement.

“He has received a fine of 50 per cent of his match fee and three demerit points after a disciplinary hearing following his denial of the charge. This means Rabada has accumulated eight demerit points within a 24-month period, automatically leading to a two-match suspension.”

Rabada’s second charge related to his dismissal of David Warner in Australia’s second innings when the bowler screamed in the batsman’s face after bowling him out.

Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has also been fined 20 per cent of his match fee after accepting a charge of “using language or (a) gesture that is obscene, offensive or insulting during an international match”, the ICC said.