CRICKET: West Indies batsman Chris Gayle has been fined 30 per cent of his match fee for breaching the International Cricket Council's code of conduct during Wednesday's Champions Trophy victory over Australia.

The tall left-hander, who was involved in a number of verbal clashes with Australia batsman Michael Clarke, was found guilty of failing to "conduct play within the spirit of the game" by match referee Mike Procter after a hearing in Mumbai.

Clarke was found not guilty in a separate hearing.

"What started off as banter between the two players got out of hand and Chris Gayle went over the top in his reactions," said Procter.