Why did BCCI fine Shreyas Iyer even after the win?
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Punjab Kings have started the Indian Premier League 2026 with a win but captain Shreyas Iyer had to suffer the loss. BCCI has imposed a fine of Rs 12 lakh on him due to slow over rate. On Tuesday, Punjab team won against Gujarat by 3 wickets.
Shreyas Iyer fined for slow over rate
New Delhi. The Indian Premier League 2026 had a great start for the Punjab Kings team and registered a thrilling win in the last over against Gujarat Titans. However, this match was not good for the captain. First he got injured during the match and now he has also been fined. The IPL committee decided to impose a fine on Punjab Kings (PBKS) captain Shreyas Iyer.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has imposed a heavy fine of Rs 12 lakh on Shreyas Iyer after the victory of Punjab Kings (PBKS) over Gujarat Titans (GT). This match was played in the inaugural match of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday (31 March) at the Maharaja Yadvinder Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh. The 2025 finalists won by three wickets in a thrilling match. In this, debutant Cooper Connolly won the title of Player of the Match (POTM) by scoring unbeaten 72 runs in 44 balls.
Why did BCCI fine Shreyas Iyer?
The Governing Council of IPL announced a financial penalty on the captain of the Indian ODI team the next day of the match. This penalty has been imposed by the Punjab team for maintaining a slow over rate in the match. “Punjab Kings (PBKS) captain Shreyas Iyer has been fined as his team maintained a slow over-rate against Gujarat Titans (GT) in Match No. 4 of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the New International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh. This was his team's first offense of the season, under Article 2.22 of the IPL Code of Conduct, which deals with minimum over-rate offences,” a statement issued by the league's governing body read. As per the report, Iyer was fined Rs 12 lakh,”
Unlike previous years, now Shreyas is not in danger of being banned for committing multiple crimes. BCCI has changed the guidelines from the beginning of the 2025 season. Now demerit points are given which is in accordance with the ICC code of conduct. Earlier, if a captain's team committed over-rate offense three times in a season, he used to get a ban of one match. Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya (who faced a ban in the first match of 2025) were given suspension in the 2024 season.
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