South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has been fined but will not be banned for ball-tampering during the second Test victory over Australia in Hobart.
Television footage appeared to show the 32-year-old licking his finger and shining the ball while eating a sweet.
Du Plessis was charged with breaching level two of the International Cricket Council code of conduct relating to "changing the condition of the ball" using an artificial substance.
He was fined 100% of his match fee.
Three penalty points __have also been added to Du Plessis' disciplinary record, but he will be available to play in the third Test in Adelaide on Thursday.
Du Plessis, who pleaded not guilty to the charge, has been deputising as skipper for the injured AB de Villiers and led South Africa to the series win with one match to spare.
In 2013, he was fined 50% of his match fee for ball tampering in the second Test against Pakistan.
Du Plessis was caught on camera rubbing the ball against a zip on his pocket on the third day of the match in Dubai, leading umpires to penalise South Africa five runs and change the ball.
On that occasion, he did not contest the charge.
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