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2018 Australian ball-tampering scandal

25 Mar 2018 · 33.97° S, 18.47° E

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25 Mar 2018
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33.97° S, 18.47° E

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Australian cricket captain Steve Smith is suspended, and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull calls for action from Cricket Australia, after members of the Australian team admit to ball tampering during a match against South Africa.

2018 Australian ball-tampering scandal

Cricket cheating scandal

The 2018 Australian ball-tampering scandal, also known as Sandpapergate, was a cricket cheating scandal surrounding the Australian national cricket team. In March 2018, during the third Test match against South Africa at Newlands in Cape Town, Cameron Bancroft was caught by television cameras trying to rough up one side of the ball with sandpaper to make it swing in flight.

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