New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took a strict action against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) bowler Digvesh Singh Rathi for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during the match against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Lucknow on Tuesday. Digvesh was fined 25 per cent of his match fess and also handed one demerit point for his animated notebook send-off to Punjab batter Priyansh Arya.
Digvesh admitted to the Level 1 offensive under Article 2.5 and accepted the match referee’s sanction. It all happened in the penultimate ball of the third over of the Punjab chase when Digvesh bowled a short and wide delivery to Arya. The left-handed batter went for the pull shot without too much movement of the foot and ended up top-edging the ball. Shardul Thakur had to run from mid-on to take the catch.
As Arya was walking back to the pavilion after scoring 8 runs off 9 balls, Digvesh walked up to him and acted like writing his name in an imaginary notebook. The on-field umpire noted the fiery send-off and had a word with the bowler later.
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Digvesh Rathi is definitely weak in studies, that’s why he is doing such things.#LSGvsPBKS pic.twitter.com/uQ3doL4VYS
— Nature amazing (@Dkumar250) April 1, 2025
BCCI issues statement
“Digvesh Singh, bowler, Lucknow Super Giants has been fined 25 per cent of his match fees and has also accumulated one Demerit Point for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during his team’s match against Punjab Kings at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow on Tuesday,” BCCI said in a statement after the LSG vs PBKS match.
Meanwhile, batting first, LSG scored 171/7 in the stipulated 20 overs but Prabhsimran Singh and skipper Shreyas Iyer smashed powerful half-centuries to see the side home in just 16.2 overs. This was Punjab’s second win in a row while LSG suffered their second loss.
Punjab Kings beat Lucknow Super Giants by 8 wickets in the Indian Premier League encounter in Lucknow on Tuesday. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
