Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya has been fined 10 percent of his match fee after he was found guilty of breaching the IPL’s Code of Conduct in the game against KKR on Wednesday. The all-rounder had a miserable outing in the game in Kolkata, scoring just 26 runs from 27 balls, while he bowled just 2 overs in which he conceded 13 runs. MI have already been knocked out of the tournament, and to rub salt on their wounds, they were handed a 4-wicket defeat by KKR.
Hardik Pandya fined
As per an IPL press release, Hardik was found guilty of breaching Article 2.2 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct, which pertains to “abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during a Match.” The incident occurred in 4th ball of the 10th over of the second innings of the match, when Hardik Pandya, while walking back to his run-up, knocked the bails of the wicket with force. The release states that Hardik has admitted the offence and the sanction imposed by the match referee.
“Hardik Pandya, Captain, Mumbai Indians (MI), has been fined 10% of his match fee and has also accumulated one Demerit Point for breaching Level 1 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct for Players and Team Officials during Match No. 65 against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Wednesday,” the release stated.
Hardik hasn’t had a great IPL 2026 season so far – both as a captain and as a player. MI have lost 9 matches from the 13 games that they have played so far, and are languishing at the 9th spot on the points table. Pandya was also forced to miss a few games due to a back spasm, which fuelled speculations of the MI team management deciding to remove Hardik as the captain after yet another miserable season.
Talking about Pandya’s performance, he has scored 172 runs from 9 matches at an average of 21.50 and a highest score of 40. With the ball, he has been quite expensive, having taken 4 wickets while conceding 259 runs from 136 balls at an economy rate of 11.42.
