NEW DELHI: West Indies pacer Jayden Seales has been fined 25 percent of his match fee and handed one demerit point by the ICC for breaching the Level 1 Code of Conduct on the opening day of the second Test against India in New Delhi.

The incident took place on Friday during the 29th over of India's first innings, when Seales, after completing his follow-through, picked up the ball and threw it back toward batter Yashasvi Jaiswal, striking him on the pads.

"Seales was found to have breached Article 2.9 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to 'throwing a ball (or any other item of cricket equipment) at or near a player in an inappropriate and/or dangerous manner during an International Match'," an ICC media release stated.

"In addition to this, one demerit point has been added to Seales' disciplinary record, taking his total demerit points to two in a 24-month period," the release added.

Seales had previously received a demerit point during a Test match against Bangladesh in December 2024.

He challenged the sanction proposed by match referee Andy Pycroft, which led to a formal hearing being conducted.

"Seales contested that he was attempting a run out. But the Match Referee, who referred to replay clips showing the incident from different angles, concluded that the throw was unnecessary and inappropriate, hitting the batter on the pads when he was within the crease," the ICC release stated.

On-field umpires Richard Illingworth and Paul Reiffel, third umpire Alex Wharf and fourth umpire K.N. Ananthapadmanabhan had levelled the charge.

"Level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand, a maximum penalty of 50 per cent of a player’s match fee, and one or two demerit points," the ICC said.