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South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis has been found guilty of ball-tampering during the second Test against Australia in Hobart. The batsman was charged by the ICC last week, with the governing body saying at the time that television footage had appeared to show him applying saliva and residue from a mint or sweet, an artificial substance, to the ball in an attempt to change its condition during the fourth day. Sky Sports Black Friday sale Upgrade to Sky Sports now and get 12 months half price! The 32-year-old, who pleaded not guilty, has been fined 100 per cent of his match fee by match referee Andy Pycroft, but remains free to free to play in the third Test in Adelaide that starts this week. The decision was based on the evidence given from the umpires, who confirmed that had they seen the incident they would have taken action immediately, an ICC statement said. There was a confrontation between a reporter and a South Africa cricket team security guard at Adelaide Airport before the third test with Australia. And from (Marylebone Cricket Club head of cricket John) Stephenson, who confirmed the view of MCC that the television footage showed an artificial substance being transferred to the ball.The row, dubbed Mintgate, has proved divisive and an Australian TV reporter scuffled with South Africas team security when he tried to question Du Plessis on Monday. The whole South Africa squad held a news conference together to show support for captain Faf du Plessis It is the second time Du Plessis, who intends to appeal against the verdict, has been fined for ball-tampering, after he was docked 50 per cent of his match fee in 2013 in the second Test against Pakistan.But Pycroft said it was treated as a first offence under the version of the ICCs code of conduct that came into force in September. South Africa and Australias cricketers react to Faf du Plessis ball-tampering incident. As well as the fine, Du Plessis had three demerit points added to his disciplinary record. If he collects another point within 24 months, they will be converted to suspension points and he will be banned.Two suspension points equate to a ban from one Test or two ODIs or two T20Is, whatever comes first for the player.Upgrade to Sky Sports now and get 12 months half price. Hurry, offer ends December 4! Also See: WATCH: Proteas airport fracas Abbott clinches series for SA Erik Gonzalez Pirates Jersey . -- Matt Kuchar and Harris English ran away with the Franklin Templeton Shootout, shooting a 14-under 58 on Sunday in the final-round scramble to break the tournament course record. 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For India, the sixth wicket had added unbroken 298 runs in the only Indian innings in that Mumbai Test.8 Fifty-plus partnerships for wickets five and lower for Sri Lanka in this series - their joint-most in any Test series. They had eight such stands in India in 2009-10 and in UAE in 2013-14. There have been only two such partnerships from their first four wickets in this series.18 Runs scored by Kaushal Silva in his first five innings of this series, before making 115 in the second innings of this match. He was out for single-digit scores in all those innings and his highest score was just 7. He became the ninth Sri Lanka batsman to score a duck and a century in the same Test.3 Sri Lanka batsmen who made centuries in their maiden Test innings at No. 3. This was the first time Silva batted at No. 3 in Tests, and scored 115. The two other Sri Lanka batsmen to do so are Roshan Mahanama (225 in 1997) and Thilan Samaraweera (142 in 2003-04).2 Occasions of three centuries by Sri Lanka batsmen in a Test against Australia - both at the SSC in Colombo. Before this match, they had three centuries in the same innings in the 1992 Test which they lost by 16 runs.1 Targets of 300 or more successfully chased by visiting teams in Sri lanka - 377 by Pakistan in Pallekele in 2015.dddddddddddd Sri Lanka already lead by 288 at the end of the fourth day and the highest successful chase against Sri Lanka at the SSC is 131 by Pakistan in 2000.4 Sri Lanka players who have made centuries in this series - most for them in a series against Australia. Kusal Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dinesh Chandimal and Silva have done it in this series. 155 Previous highest match aggregate by a Sri Lanka batsman at No. 7 or lower in a Test, by Chamara Kapugedara against Bangladesh in Chittagong in 2008-09. De Silva has already made 173 runs in this Test - 129 at No. 7 in the first innings and an unbeaten 44 at No. 8 in the second.0 Instances of a Sri Lanka batsman at No. 6 or lower making 150-plus runs in a Test against Australia, before this match. But two Sri Lanka players have done it in this match - Chandimal (175) and Dhananjaya (173).24 Wickets for Mitchell Starc in this series - most by a non-Asia fast bowler in a Test series of three or fewer matches in Asia. He beat Richard Hadlees tally of 23 wickets which also came in Sri Lanka, in 1983-84. The most wickets by any non-Asian bowler in a series of three or fewer matches in Asia is 27 by Shane Warne - against Pakistan in 2003-04.233 Runs conceded by Nathan Lyon in this Test, already the second-most by a non-Asia bowler in a Test in Sri Lanka. Nicky Boje had conceded 236 runs in Galle in 2004. ' ' '