IPL 2025: Digvesh Rathi fined again for celebrations; Rishabh Pant penalised for slow over-rate

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Apr 5, 2025, 18:27 IST

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Lucknow Super Giants spinner Digvesh Singh Rathi has been fined 50 per cent of his match fee for violating the IPL code of conduct during their win over Mumbai Indians. This is his second penalty for the same offense. Additionally, LSG captain Rishabh Pant was fined ₹12 lakh for maintaining a slow over-rate in the match.

IPL 2025: Digvesh Rathi fined again for celebrations; Rishabh Pant penalised for slow over-rate

Lucknow Super Giants spinner Digvesh Rathi

Lucknow Super Giants spinner Digvesh Singh Rathi has been handed a 50 percent match fee fine for breaching the IPL code of conduct during Friday's 12-run victory over Mumbai Indians, marking his second consecutive offence this season, while team captain Rishabh Pant was also penalised Rs 12 lakh for slow over-rate.
Singh received his first penalty earlier this week, losing 25 percent of his match fee for performing a notebook celebration after dismissing Punjab Kings' Priyansh Arya. He repeated the same celebration after taking Naman Dhir's wicket in Friday's match against Mumbai Indians.
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"This was his second Level 1 offence under Article 2.5 this season and hence, he has accumulated Two Demerit Points, in addition to One Demerit Point which he accumulated during LSG's match against Punjab Kings on April 01, 2025," the IPL stated on Saturday.

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"For Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the Match Referee's decision is final and binding," the statement added.
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The IPL's Article 2.5 specifically addresses player conduct, aiming to prevent "using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from another player in the match." However, the code clarifies it is not "intended to stop Players celebrating, in an appropriate fashion, the dismissal of the opposing Team's batter."
Regarding Pant's penalty, the IPL explained: "As this was his team's first offence of the season under Article 2.22 of the IPL Code of Conduct, which pertains to minimum over-rate offences, Rishabh Pant was fined INR 12 Lakh."
The slow over-rate resulted in LSG being required to keep an extra fielder inside the ring during the final over of MI's chase. Despite this restriction, the team successfully defended 22 runs to secure their second victory of the season.

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