A screengrab showing the South African bowler tampering the ball.
"Du Plessis is fined 50 percent of his match fee after breaching ICC code of conduct on Friday, " the ICC said.
The South African team were penalised five runs and umpires ordered the ball to be changed on the third day of the Test.
South Africa media officer Lerato Malekutu confirmed to AFP that Du Plessis was the player summoned by match referee David Boon of Australia.
"The hearing took place Friday night and we will have an outcome on Saturday," said the official.
Du Plessis, South Africa's Twenty20 captain, faces a range of possible penalties including forfeiting his match fees and suspension from future games - he could miss one Test, two one-day internationals or two Twenty20s.
South Africa vice-captain AB de Villiers Friday denied the ball-tampering allegations.
"Honestly, we're not the team that scratches the ball," de Villiers said. "We don't cheat, it's as simple as that. I know Faffy very well, he's the last man to try anything like that."
De Villiers said du Plessis was given the task to look after the shine on the ball.
"It's not an easy job, I thought he did it very well," de Villiers said.
Pakistan is the only team previously to have been penalised five penalty runs for ball tampering, against England in the Oval Test of 2006.
Pakistan's then captain Inzamamul Haq walked off in anger, prompting Australian umpire Darrell Hair to declare the Test forfeited - the only such instance in Test cricket's history.
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Our PCB is toothless. They suffer with white fever and go cold when confronted by white men.
I seriously think all these comments should be made in UK news tabloids instead of lamenting over it nationally. We need to blast ICC full force on the issue. And make them understand that they are nationally and ethnically bias. They have always stood head over heels to please India and let off white teams with only a rap on the wrist.
From Chokers to Cheaters........way to go Africans........
a 50% match fee fine .... Watta joke
imagine if this was done by a pakistani player
2010: Shahid Afridi ball tampering case -> 2 T20 match ban
2013: Faf du Plessis ball tampering case -> 50% match fee fine
So when Shahid Afridi thought it was an apple, he got banned for couple of matches Same with Waqar...
And when Gora did it, must have been due to heat stroke???
This is discrimination....but our PCB head does not have the guts to take up this with ICC
“Honestly, we’re not the team that scratches the ball,” de Villiers said. “We don’t cheat, it’s as simple as.... like that.”
The video evidence and a guilty plea; does not make it anymore simple or does it, Mr. de Villiers.
Cricket is a gentlemans game played by apes