South Africa were rolling along today, continuing to dominate Pakistan in the second Test between the sides in the UAE, when the Proteas were suddenly hit with a five-run penalty for alleged ball tampering.
It appeared as if South Africa's Faf du Plessis was rubbing the ball against the zipper on his panths.
— Osman Samiuddin (@OsmanSamiuddin) October 25, 2013
Here's a capture of the apparent rules infraction:
Hard to say what kind of effect that action would have, but that does look pretty clearly like zipper meeting ball.
Update: AB de Villiers, following the match, denying any wrongdoing by his side.
