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ONLY ONE OUTLET HAD THISMonday 24 August 2026

livemint.com carried 3 details no other outlet reported.

Prior to his dismissal, Jaiswal had slammed Asitha for three consecutive fours in the same over; Asitha Fernando came up with an animated celebration after dismissing Jaiswal; Sri Lanka skipper Dhananjaya de Silva…

As published

4 pages captured at the time, in each outlet's own typography. Open one to read the copy held outside the publisher's control.

livemint.com as published: IND vs SL: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Asitha Fernando fined 25 percent of match fee for heated clash in second Testlivemint.com2026-08-25 13:46:32newindianexpress.com as published: Jaiswal, Fernando fined 25 per cent of match fee for on-field altercationnewindianexpress.com2026-08-25 13:46:32newsmobile.in as published: Jaiswal, Fernando Fined 25 Per Cent of Match Fees for On-Field Incidentnewsmobile.in2026-08-25 13:46:32udayavani.com as published: Jaiswal, Fernando fined 25 percent of match fee for heated exchangeudayavani.com2026-08-25 13:46:32
4independent outlets
What happened, for context

India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sri Lanka pacer Asitha Fernando were each fined 25 percent of their match fee and given one demerit point by the ICC on August 25, 2026, for a physical confrontation during the 17th over of India's first innings in the second Test in Colombo. Both players breached Article 2.12 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players, which relates to inappropriate physical contact. Both admitted the offences and accepted the sanctions without formal hearings.

3 of 4 articles were readable. Headline only, no body text retrieved, for: newsmobile.in. Nothing below is drawn from those outlets beyond their headline.

Who reported it

  • livemint.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • newindianexpress.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • newsmobile.inUNCLASSIFIED
  • udayavani.comUNCLASSIFIED

References

Carried by multiple outlets

  • Yashasvi Jaiswal and Asitha Fernando were each fined 25 percent of their match feelivemint.com, newindianexpress.com, udayavani.com
  • Both players were handed one demerit pointlivemint.com, newindianexpress.com
  • The incident occurred during the 17th over of India's first innings in the second Test in Colombolivemint.com, newindianexpress.com
  • The incident followed Fernando's dismissal of Jaiswallivemint.com, newindianexpress.com
  • Both players breached Article 2.12 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Playerslivemint.com, newindianexpress.com
  • Article 2.12 relates to 'inappropriate physical contact with a Player, Player Support Personnel, Umpire, Match Referee or any other person (including a spectator during an International Match)'livemint.com, newindianexpress.com
  • and 3 more, not shown

Reported by one outlet only

  • Prior to his dismissal, Jaiswal had slammed Asitha for three consecutive fours in the same overonly livemint.com
  • Asitha Fernando came up with an animated celebration after dismissing Jaiswalonly livemint.com
  • Sri Lanka skipper Dhananjaya de Silva intervened and separated the two playersonly livemint.com
  • Jaiswal walked towards Fernando and the two exchanged words, following which Fernando moved his head towards Jaiswal. In response, Jaiswal leant in, resulting in their heads making contactonly newindianexpress.com
  • Before the start of play on day two, Jaiswal defended his actions, saying 'If you don't know what he said then please don't make your judgment. If anyone cross the line we need to let them know'only newindianexpress.com

Reported unevenly

  • The sequence and nature of physical contact between the players: whether there was a headbutt, mutual head contact, or other form of contactstated by livemint.com (describes 'heated confrontation'), newindianexpress.com (describes head contact with Jaiswal leaning in, resulting in heads making contact), udayavani.com (describes 'heated verbal spat, headbutt')