Pakistan Nawaz gets three-month ban, T20 records void

Pakistan spinner Mohammad Nawaz has accepted a three-month ban from all cricket for breaching the International Cricket Council's anti-doping code after testing positive for a prohibited substance. The 32-year-old tested positive for CarboxyTHC, a substance of abuse, following a doping test conducted after Pakistan's T20 World Cup match against the Netherlands in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on February 7, 2026. The ICC announced the sanction on Friday, July 17, 2026.

Nawaz admitted to the offence and established that the substance was used out of competition and was unrelated to sporting performance. The three-month period of ineligibility was backdated to May 1, 2026, the date he began a voluntary provisional suspension. The sanction will be reduced to one month upon his successful completion of a substance abuse treatment program. Having already served two and a half months of suspension and committed to the program, Nawaz's provisional suspension has been lifted. Provided he completes the program to the ICC's satisfaction, he will not be required to serve any further period of ineligibility.

In accordance with the ICC Anti-Doping Code, Nawaz's individual records from the match...