South Africa Women's off-spinner Raisibe Ntozakhe has been suspended from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect. This comes after the ICC deemed her action to be illegal via an independent evaluation that was completed on Tuesday (October 9).
ILLEGAL BOWLING ACTION
Ntozakhe suspended for illegal bowling action, set to miss Women's World T20
During an assessment of Ntozakhe's action, it was found all her deliveries were exceeding the 15 degrees limit © Getty
The 21-year-old was reported during the ODI series against West Indies in September. Consequently, she went through an assessment at the University of Pretoria, where it was found that all of her deliveries were exceeding the 15 degrees limit which is the stipulated level of tolerance.
Ntozakhe, though, is still free to bowl in all domestic competitions that are under the supervision of the CSA as per Article 11.5 of the Regulations. She has the option to re-apply for modifying her bowling action again as per Clause 4.5 of the Regulations.
Her suspension comes right after