South Africa were rolling along today, <a href="http://www.thenational.ae/sport/south-africa/pakistan-v-south-africa-dubai-test-day-3-session-updates">continuing to dominate Pakistan</a> in the second Test between the sides in the UAE, when the Proteas were suddenly hit <a href="http://www.thenational.ae/sport/third-day-of-test-marred-by-alleged-south-africa-ball-tampering">with a five-run penalty for alleged ball tampering.</a> It appeared as if South Africa's Faf du Plessis was rubbing the ball against the zipper on his panths. Here's a capture of the apparent rules infraction: Hard to say what kind of effect that action would have, but that does look pretty clearly like zipper meeting ball. <strong>Update:</strong> AB de Villiers, following the match, denying any wrongdoing by his side.