Rajat Patidar slapped with a heavy fine by BCCI despite Jitesh Sharma captaining RCB

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) has suffered a double blow after qualifying for the IPL 2025 playoffs. On Friday, May 23, the Pat Cummins-led Sunrisers Hyderabad managed to break the winning streak of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru by winning the group clash by 42 runs in Lucknow.

SRH has all but ruined RCB’s chances of a top-2 finish in the IPL 2025 points table with a late shocker on Friday night. Rubbing salt into their wounds, BCCI has now taken action against Rajat Patidar for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct despite not leading the side against SRH.

Rajat Patidar played as an impact substitute against SRH as he has been nursing the finger injury on his right hand that he sustained against Chennai Super Kings on May 3. Interestingly, Virat Kohli must have declined to lead the RCB, as Jitesh Sharma made his captaincy debut.

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Rajat Patidar slapped with heavy fine by BCCI after SRH crushes RCB in Lucknow

Well, after suffering a crushing defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Patidar was slammed with a heavy fine by the BCCI. Patidar has been fined INR 24 lakh for a slow over-rate during his team’s IPL 2025 clash against the SRH.

While the rest of the playing XI players, including the Impact Player, were fined INR 6 lakh or 25% of their match fee for the breach.

The IPL media release reads, “Royal Challengers Bengaluru designated captain Rajat Patidar has been fined after his team maintained a slow over rate during Match No. 65 of the TATA 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 offense of the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offenses, Patidar was fined INR 24 lakhs. The rest of the members of the Playing XI, including the Impact Player, were each individually fined either INR 6 lakh or 25 percent of their respective match fees, whichever is lesser.”

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Pat Cummins fined INR 12 lakh for slow over-rate against RCB

Meanwhile, Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins has also been fined INR 12 lakh after his team maintained a slow over rate during their IPL 2025 league match against the RCB. This was SRH's first offense of the season under the IPL Code of Conduct related to minimum over-rate violations.

The IPL media release further added, “Pat Cummins, captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad, has been fined after his team maintained a slow over-rate. As it was his team’s first offense of the season under Article 2.22 of the IPL Code of Conduct, which pertains to minimum over-rate offenses, Cummins was fined INR 12 lakh.”

SRH to play final game against KKR in IPL 2025

Notably, SRH has already been eliminated from the tournament, but they found their form late, winning back-to-back matches. Pat Cummins and SRH will play their final game of this season on May 25 against the defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.

On the other hand, RCB will play their final league match against the Lucknow Super Giants on May 27 at the Ekana Cricket Stadium.

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