Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya was fined for the second time in the Indian Premier League 2025. MI were found guilty of not finishing the overs on time against Gujarat Titans at the Wankhede Stadium, and skipper Hardik was given a penalty of INR 24 lakh.
“As it was his Pandya’s franchise’s second offence of the ongoing season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, Pandya was given a penalty of INR 24 lakh,” read a statement from the Indian Premier League.
The rest of the players, including impact sub (Karan Sharma) and concussion sub (Ashwani Kumar), were fined INR 6 lakh each or 25 percent of their respective match fee, whichever is less.
“The rest of the players of the Playing XI, including the impact player and the concussion substitute, will have to pay either INR 6 lakh or 25 percent of their respective match fees as a fine, whichever is lesser,” the statement further said.
Batting first, MI posted 155/8 at the Wankhede Stadium, with Will Jacks scoring a fifty and Suryakumar Yadav (35) and allrounder Corbin Bosch (27) making useful contributions.
In reply, Shubman Gill and Jos Buttler added 72 runs for the second wicket. The dismissal of captain Shubman Gill (43) started a batting collapse before the visitors managed to cross the finishing line on the last ball of the match, with three wickets in hand.
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