IPL 2025: Hardik Pandya, Ashish Nehra fined for Code of Conduct breach in MI vs GT clash

Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya has been fined after his team maintained a slow over rate during Match No. 56 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 against Gujarat Titans at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

As it was his team’s second offence of the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, Pandya was fined INR 24 lakhs. The rest of the members of the Playing XI, including the Impact Player and the concussion substitute, were each individually fined either INR 6 lakh or 25 per cent of their respective match fees, whichever is lesser.

"Yes, definitely (tough way to go down). Fought well with the total we had. Times where we were out of the game, but we pushed as a group. It was a game of margins. It was definitely not a 150-wicket. It was a 175-wicket, we were short by 20-25-30 runs. Credit to the bowlers - they kept fighting, and we could not finish (the job). Catches did not really cost us, but the No balls, with my No balls and even in the last over, in T20s, it is a crime and more often than not, it bites you," Hardik said at the post-match presentation.

"Really happy with the boys for giving their 120 percent, ensuring we were in the game and not giving up. The ground, in the first innings, was not wet but post that, throughout, the ball kept getting wetter. Not sure if it helped us or not, it was difficult. Rain kept coming in, not ideal to have stoppages and start again. We had to play a game (in the end) and we definitely did," he added.

Nehra accepts Match Referee's sanction

Ashish Nehra, Head Coach, Gujarat Titans, has been fined 25 per cent of his match fees and has also accumulated one demerit point for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct. He admitted to the Level 1 offence under Article 2.20 - which pertains to the conduct that is contrary to the spirit of the game - and accepted the Match Referee’s sanction.

For Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the Match Referee’s decision is final and binding.