In a media release on Tuesday, the ICC confirmed that Harmanpreet received three demerit points relating to "showing dissent at an umpire's decision". Harmanpreet becomes the first women's player to be handed a Level 2 sanction since the ICC started listing code of conduct breaches publicly in 2016. The India captain was also fined 50% of her match fee for the same offence.

Harmanpreet also received a separate Level 1 penalty along with a fine of 25% of her match fee and one demerit point for "public criticism" of match officials, having described the umpiring in the Bangladesh series as "pathetic".

As per the ICC's rules, when a player reaches four or more demerit points within a 24-month period, they are converted into suspension points. Anything in the range of four to seven demerit points equates to two suspension points i.e. a ban from one Test, two ODIs or two T20Is, depending on which comes first in the player's schedule.

The last time Harmanpreet earned a demerit point was during the semi-final of the 2017 ODI World Cup against Australia. After working legspinner Kristen Beams through midwicket, she was involved in a mix-up with Deepti Sharma before they completed the double that brought up Harmanpreet's century. Instead of celebrating the milestone, Harmanpreet flung her helmet to the ground and fired verbal volleys at Deepti. Harmanpreet was found guilty of a Level 1 offence, which she had accepted.