Haris Rauf missed the first ODI against South Africa on Tuesday , and will be unavailable for the second one as well, as he serves an ICC ban. He has accumulated four demerit points, from two separate offences that occurred during Pakistan 's matches against India during Asia Cup 2025, on September 14 and September 28 .

Each time, the offence involved a breach of Article 2.21 of the ICC Code of Conduct, which concerns bringing the game into disrepute. As Rauf did not accept the charge on either occasion, formal hearings were held, after which the sanctions were handed out. Once a player accumulates four demerit points within a 24-month period, a two-match suspension is automatically triggered.

Rauf's sanction was one of many that resulted from incidents during the three India-

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