Gun Melbourne Stars leg-spinner Adam Zampa has been slapped with a $2500 fine and is set to miss his side's first Big Bash League clash of 2021 after copping a one-match ban for an on-field "audible obscenity".
Cricket Australia today released a statement confirming the Australia international had been suspended after a costly use of words in the Stars' 75-run loss to the Sydney Thunder at Manuka Oval on Tuesday night, in which a stump mic caught him saying "f**k me".
It happened when Thunder batsman Callum Ferguson played a cut-shot to deep cover and set off between the wickets to pile on even more runs in an already expensive over.
Zampa will miss the Stars' match against the Hobart Hurricanes at Bellerive Oval on Saturday, before returning to face the Hurricanes at the Tasmanian venue next Monday.
In last season's BBL tournament, Zampa wasn't suspended but received a $2500 fine for a similar offence.
Melbourne are sitting in fifth on the BBL10 table with two wins from five games.
Zampa has taken seven wickets at an average of 18.57 in four games, and has conceded 8.12 runs per over.
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