South Africa's Rabada charged over Smith shoulder bump

Rabada faces suspension after Smith incident

Rabada faces suspension after Smith incident

Article 42.3.1 of the players' code of conduct cites "making inappropriate and deliberate contact with another player" as a level two offence, which carries a sanction of a fine and either three or four demerit points.

South Africa team spokeswoman Lerato Malekutu says Rabada will contest the charge on the basis that the contact with Smith was unintentional. Privately Rabada has insisted that he was running towards AB de Villiers in the slips - because de Villiers had predicted that Rabada would take Smith's wicket - at the time of the incident. Rabada bumped into Smith with his shoulder during his follow-through after dismissing the Australia skipper LBW on Friday at St George's Park.

Going into Saturday's play in Port Elizabeth - only the seventh day of play inn the series‚ one of which lasted only 22 balls - Crowe has already punished Nathan Lyon‚ David Warner and Quinton de Kock for infractions of discipline. Level 2 offenses carry a penalty of three to four demerits, which would take Rabada over the threshold.

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Kagiso Rabada could be banned for the rest of South Africa's increasingly ill-tempered test series against Australia.

Rabada received his first three demerit points in February previous year when he shoulder barged Sri Lanka wickekeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella. A player faces a two-Test ban when he collects eight demerit points.

In July 2017, he was given another demerit point for swearing at England all-rounder Ben Stokes after dismissing him during the first Test at Lord's.

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