Peterson's exuberant assault made a mess of the stumps

The Protease scraped home by one wicket after Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga had dismissed four batsmen in four balls.

Peterson pleaded guilty to breaching a section of the players' code of conduct relating to abuse of ground equipment.

"I accepted that it was a momentary mistake in the heat of the moment," said match referee Jeff Crowe.

"However, all players have a responsibility to maintain the highest standard of behaviour, no matter what the situation - that is part and parcel of being a high-profile sportsman - and hitting the stumps with the bat is not acceptable to me.

"As well as stressing that point to Robin, I also explained that his action could easily have damaged a very expensive and highly sensitive piece of television equipment, the stump camera," Crowe added.

A reprimand is the minimum penalty for the offence and Peterson escaped the additional punishment of a fine of up to 50% of his match fee.

He edged the winning runs against Sri Lanka after his side had slumped from 206-5 to 207-9.