IPL 2025: Why Has BCCI Punished Delhi Capitals Pacer Mukesh Kumar?

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Last Updated:May 22, 2025, 08:04 IST

Star India and Delhi Capitals pacer Mukesh Kumar has been fined 10% of lucifer fees for breaching IPL Code of Conduct during clash against Mumbai Indians.

Mukesh Kumar has been fined 10% of his lucifer interest (Picture credit: BCCI)

Star India and Delhi Capitals pacer Mukesh Kumar was connected Wednesday fined 10% of his lucifer fees and handed 1 demerit constituent by BCCI for breaching the Indian Premier League’s Code of Conduct during their IPL 2025 clash against the Mumbai Indians astatine the Wankhede Stadium.

The punishment followed a Level 1 offence nether Article 2.2 of the Code, which pertains to the maltreatment of cricket equipment.

Suryakumar Yadav’s doughty 73 not retired proved to beryllium the quality arsenic Mumbai sealed the 4th and last play-off berth with a 59-run trouncing of Delhi.

“Mukesh Kumar admitted to the Level 1 offence nether Article 2.2 (Abuse of cricket instrumentality oregon clothing, crushed instrumentality oregon fixtures and fittings during a Match) and accepted the Match Referee’s sanction," the Indian Premier League said successful a release.

“For Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the Match Referee’s determination is last and binding," the merchandise added.

Mukesh’s vexation came connected a nighttime erstwhile DC’s run unravelled and helium was taken for rather a fewer runs successful the death, to manus Mumbai a comfy cushion.

Suryakumar’s masterclass, a 43-ball innings with 7 boundaries and six sixes successful adverse situations, paved the mode for a dominating triumph implicit Delhi.

DC, who came into this contention with their just stock of chances to scope the last four, saw the tables being turned connected them erstwhile Mumbai batters collected 48 runs disconnected the past 2 overs, with 27 of them coming disconnected the penultimate implicit bowled by Mukesh.

But Delhi were blameworthy of a meek reply successful a do-or-die contention which had their top-order blown distant successful the powerplay, leaving the remainder of the contention a specified formality.

Chasing 181, Delhi, who were without regular skipper Axar Patel successful this match, rolled implicit for a paltry 121 successful the penultimate over, with Sameer Rizvi (39) being the apical scorer.

Mitchell Santner was the prime of the Mumbai bowlers, returning 4-0-11-3 and accounting for Rizvi, Vipraj Nigam (20) and Ashutosh Sharma (18). Ace India pacer Jasprit Bumrah enjoyed different palmy outing arsenic helium returned 3.2-0-12-3.

Delhi’s hopes suffered terrible blows close astatine the commencement of the pursuit erstwhile stand-in skipper Faf du Plessis (6) and KL Rahul (11) fell, leaving the others with a mountainous task to accomplish.

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