Hardik Pandya and Shreyas Iyer were fined slowly for Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings at rates respectively. Second merit On June 1 at the IPL 2025 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. While Hardik and MI faced their third example of the season, Iyer & Company suffered from their second, causing various punishment after their match.
By default, the match began late after the toss due to rain blockage. To start the game without losing any overs, an extra few hours of difference came into the equation, allowing all 40 overs to be played. Both teams found it difficult to maintain rates.
While Iyer was fined 24 lakh INR, the rest of the PBKS members were fined 25 percent of the match fees or 6 lakh INR, whichever is less. Similarly, Hardik was fined INR 30 lakhs, while the remaining members of Mi were fined 50 percent of the match fees or INR 12 lakhs, whichever is less.
How is Hardik Pandya free from a match suspension since IPL 2026?
Unlike the previous version, Pandya will not have suspension in IPL 2026. After several examples of slower rates at the rates in the MI campaign in IPL 2024, Hardik was assigned a one-match suspension in the team's final match.
As a result, MI played the first match of the 18th edition of League Against CSK without its skipper. However, due to an amendment, the rule is no longer in existence, and Pandya is free to play the first match of IPL 2026 Mi.
However, Hardik has faced two demeriting points, in line with the ICC Code of Conduct. The new revised rule oversees a record of a player, a referee or other officer for a period of 36 months, after which action can be taken.
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