IPL 2025: Entire RCB line-up fined for Code of Conduct breach against Sunrisers Hyderabad
Pat Cummins, the SRH captain, too has been fined after his team maintained a slow over-rate.
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru designated captain Rajat Patidar has been fined after his team maintained a slow over rate during Match No. 65 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow.
As it was his team’s second offence of the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, Patidar was fined INR 24 lakhs. Meanwhile, the rest of the members of the Playing XI, including the Impact Player, were each individually fined either INR 6 lakh or 25 per cent of their respective match fees, whichever is lesser.
Pat Cummins, the SRH captain, too has been fined after his team maintained a slow over-rate. As it 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, Cummins was fined INR 12 Lakh.
IPL 2025: RCB vs SRH, Match 65 - Highlights & top moments
RCB, who ended losing their fourth match of the season, had Jitesh Sharma taking over the captaincy duties for the game, whereas Patidar appeared only as an Impact Player as he was nursing a finger injury. Disappointed by the loss, Jitesh still looked at it positively, saying that losing games can give the side the learning they would otherwise not get.
"I think it was 20-30 runs extra. They played very well. I didn't have any answers for their attack. We were rusty. The intensity was not there initially... In the death, we were bowling more accurately. Right now, I haven't met David because I was upset I got out. Sometimes losing a game is a very good sign because you can check and analyse. The positive things are that everyone's chipping in. After this loss, we've got a setback to check [things] again. We'll move forward," Jitesh said at the post-match presentation.
Cummins, on the other hand, told that despite not being able to read the wicket correctly, they were able to pull off an emphatic win, even though it was a consolatory one. The Australia international said that SRH were thinking of 170 as a defendable total, but actually ended up hitting 231-6, which eventually earned them a 42-run win over RCB.
"Little bit too season. Good effort with bat and ball. Nitish is back bowling. Abhishek's always telling me [to bowl]. Kishan got us to 230 rather than 200. We actually probably misread the wicket. We thought it was a 170 wicket... You've played enough to see anything can happen. Normally, if someone hits a six, it's either a good shot or a bad shot. [Malinga] has been a real find this season," the SRH skipper said on the win.
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